Rufus HAWKS

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abt. 1759 , Charlemont, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

7 January 1808 , Charlemont, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: abt. 1759 in Charlemont, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Rufus married Rowena NICHOLS 31 January 1786 in Charlemont, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rowena NICHOLS was born 24 January 1768 in Charlemont, Massachusetts, USA (Zoar). Rowena died 30 May 1796 in Charlemont, Massachusetts, USA (Zoar).

Rufus HAWKS died 7 January 1808 in Charlemont, Massachusetts, USA .

son of Gershom Hawks and Thankful Corse

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Rufus HAWKS married

Rowena NICHOLS
Marriage date: 31 January 1786
Marriage place: Charlemont, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
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Marriage notes:

Name: Rufus Hawks

Spouse's Name: Rowena Nichols

Event Date: 1786

Event Place: Charlemont,Franklin,Massachusetts

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50168-1 , System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM , GS Film number: 0823648 IT 5

Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910

Children of Rufus HAWKS and Rowena NICHOLS

Oren HAWKS

Born: 26 April 1794, Charlemont, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 21 July 1873, Charlemont, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Sophia TAYLOR 16 June 1822 Place: Buckland, Massachusetts, USA

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1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Rufus HAWKS and Rowena NICHOLS 31 January 1786, Charlemont, Massachusetts, USA (Zoar)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Oren HAWKS was born 26 April 1794, Charlemont, Massachusetts, USA (Zoar)

1796 Death of Spouse/Partner
Rowena NICHOLS died 30 May 1796, Charlemont, Massachusetts, USA (Zoar)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 - Charlemont, Massachusetts
Name: Rufus Hawks
Event Place: Charlemont, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Page Number: 982
Affiliate Publication Number: M32 , Affiliate Film Number: 15 , GS Film number: 205614 , Digital Folder Number: 004440847 , Image Number: 00193
1800 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

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Hawks Cemetery Charlemont Franklin County Massachusetts, USA

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Death — 1808
7 January 1808
Charlemont, Massachusetts, USA

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Hawks Cemetery Charlemont Franklin County Massachusetts, USA

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state