Stephen JOHNSON

Born

26 December 1785 , Middletown, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

16 September 1860 , Tyringham, Massachusetts, USA

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William JOHNSON Jemima HUBBARD

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Born: 26 December 1785 in Middletown, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Father: William JOHNSON

Mother: Jemima HUBBARD

Paternal grandparents: Stephen JOHNSON , Elisabeth BRAINERD

Maternal grandparents: Solomon HUBBARD , Jemima BARNES

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Stephen married Sarah PROUT 4 March 1813 in Middletown, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah PROUT was born 4 March 1793 in Middletown, Connecticut, USA. Sarah died 8 December 1866 in Tyringham, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah was the child of Ebenezer PROUT and Thankful Elizabeth PRIOR.

Stephen JOHNSON died 16 September 1860 in Tyringham, Massachusetts, USA.
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Sarah PROUT
Marriage date: 4 March 1813
Marriage place: Middletown, Connecticut, USA
Sarah PROUT was the child of Ebenezer PROUT and Thankful Elizabeth PRIOR

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Stephen Collins JOHNSON

Born: 4 October 1817, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 27 February 1898, Tyringham, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Lucy Ann WILCOX 3 October 1847 Place: Middletown, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1785
26 December 1785
Middletown, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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

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

George Washington Genealogy

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

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

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

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

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)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1813 Marriage / Partner
Stephen JOHNSON and Sarah PROUT 4 March 1813, Middletown, Connecticut, USA

He was 27 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1817 Birth of Child
Stephen Collins JOHNSON was born 4 October 1817, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Glendale) (Interlaken)

Stephen was 31 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1847 Marriage of Child
Stephen Collins JOHNSON married 3 October 1847, Middletown, Connecticut, USA to Lucy Ann WILCOX

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

Death — 1860
16 September 1860
Tyringham, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 74.

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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