Joseph MERRILL

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28 March 1707 , Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

13 October 1788 , West Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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Born: 28 March 1707 in Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Joseph married Abigail STONE abt. 1743 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Abigail STONE was born 8 June 1717 in Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut. Abigail died 3 May 1767 in West Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut.

Joseph MERRILL died 13 October 1788 in West Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
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Abigail STONE
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Children of Joseph MERRILL and Abigail STONE

Phineas MERRILL

Born: 19 February 1755, New Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 31 March 1828, New Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Married: Anne BUELL 1787

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Birth — 1707
28 March 1707
Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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

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

1755 Birth of Child
Phineas MERRILL was born 19 February 1755, New Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Joseph was 47 years old.

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Abigail STONE died 3 May 1767, West Hartford, 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)

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

Death — 1788
13 October 1788
West Hartford, Connecticut, USA
He died at the age of 81.

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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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