Jonathan LATHAM

Born

28 May 1716 , Groton, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

22 December 1796 , Groton, Connecticut, USA

Jonathan married Mary AVERY abt. 1737 in Groton, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary AVERY was born 17 February 1713 in Groton, Crown Colony of Connecticut. Mary died 2 September 1799 in Groton, Connecticut, USA. Mary was the child of Ebenezer AVERY and Dorothy PARKE .

Parents & Family of Jonathan LATHAM

Parents of Jonathan LATHAM

Father

William LATHAM

Mother

Hannah MORGAN

Grandparents of Jonathan LATHAM

Paternal grandparents

Joseph LATHAM Mary UNKNOWN

Maternal grandparents

James MORGAN Mary VINE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jonathan LATHAM

Jonathan LATHAM married

Mary AVERY
Marriage date: abt. 1737
Marriage place: Groton, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Mary AVERY was the child of Ebenezer AVERY and Dorothy PARKE

Children of Jonathan LATHAM and Mary AVERY

William LATHAM

Born: 10 May 1742, Groton, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 27 June 1792, Groton, Connecticut, USA

Married: Eunice FORSYTH 15 September 1764 Place: Groton, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Birth — 1716
28 May 1716
Groton, Crown Colony of Connecticut

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1742 Birth of Child
William LATHAM was born 10 May 1742, Groton, Connecticut, USA

Jonathan was 25 years old.

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

1764 Marriage of Child
William LATHAM married 15 September 1764, Groton, Crown Colony of Connecticut to Eunice FORSYTH

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)

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)

1792 Death of Child
William LATHAM died 27 June 1792, Groton, Connecticut, USA

Jonathan was 76 years old.

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

Death — 1796
22 December 1796
Groton, Connecticut, USA
He died at the age of 80.

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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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