Jerusha BERRY

Born

7 August 1730 , Middleton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

13 March 1815 , Thompson, Connecticut, USA

Jerusha married Joseph ELLIOTT 30 April 1749 in Middleton, Province of Massachusetts Bay .
Joseph ELLIOTT was born 2 February 1729 in Middleton, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Joseph died 12 August 1775 in Thompson, Crown Colony of Connecticut . Joseph was the child of Thomas ELLIOTT and Lucy FLINT .

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daughter of Samuel Berry and Moriah Ingalls

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Jerusha BERRY married

Joseph ELLIOTT
Marriage date: 30 April 1749
Marriage place: Middleton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Joseph ELLIOTT was the child of Thomas ELLIOTT and Lucy FLINT

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Birth — 1730
7 August 1730
Middleton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1749 Marriage / Partner
Jerusha BERRY and Joseph ELLIOTT 30 April 1749, Middleton, Massachusetts, USA

She was 18 years old.

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

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

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

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph ELLIOTT died 12 August 1775, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)

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)

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)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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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.

Death — 1815
13 March 1815
Thompson, Connecticut, USA
She died at the age of 84.

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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