Elizabeth RIPLEY

Born

4 November 1724 , Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

26 March 1789 , Lebanon, Connecticut, USA

Elizabeth married John ALDEN 9 October 1744 in Lebanon, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John ALDEN was born 23 July 1716 in Duxbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay . John died 2 May 1764 in Lebanon, Crown Colony of Connecticut. John was the child of Andrew ALDEN and Lydia STANFORD .

Parents & Family of Elizabeth RIPLEY

Parents of Elizabeth RIPLEY

Father

Joshua RIPLEY

Mother

Mary BACKUS

Grandparents of Elizabeth RIPLEY

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Elizabeth RIPLEY

Elizabeth RIPLEY married

John ALDEN
Marriage date: 9 October 1744
Marriage place: Lebanon, Crown Colony of Connecticut
John ALDEN was the child of Andrew ALDEN and Lydia STANFORD

Children of John ALDEN and Elizabeth RIPLEY

John ALDEN

Born: 18 June 1750, Lebanon, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 12 August 1784, Lebanon, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Married: Ann HAZARD 1775

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Birth — 1724
4 November 1724
Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut

1744 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth RIPLEY and John ALDEN 9 October 1744, Lebanon, Connecticut, USA

She was 19 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
John ALDEN was born 18 June 1750, Lebanon, Connecticut, USA

Elizabeth was 25 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1764 Death of Spouse/Partner
John ALDEN died 2 May 1764, Lebanon, Connecticut, USA

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)

1784 Death of Child
John ALDEN died 12 August 1784, Lebanon, Connecticut, USA

Elizabeth was 59 years old.

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

Death — 1789
26 March 1789
Lebanon, Connecticut, USA
She died at the age of 64.

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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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