Nathaniel MESSENGER

Born

8 June 1725 , Simsbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

24 February 1802 , Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Nathaniel married Eleanor GRIFFIN 19 May 1743 in Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eleanor GRIFFIN was born 5 June 1729 in Simsbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut. Eleanor died abt. 1771 in Granby, Crown Colony of Connecticut .

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Nathaniel MESSENGER married

Eleanor GRIFFIN
Marriage date: 19 May 1743
Marriage place: , Crown Colony of Connecticut

Children of Nathaniel MESSENGER and Eleanor GRIFFIN

Lemuel MESSENGER

Born: 20 July 1759, Simsbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 4 May 1839, Granby, Connecticut, USA

Married: Abigail LAMSON 1792

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Birth — 1725
8 June 1725
Simsbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut

1743 Marriage / Partner
Nathaniel MESSENGER and Eleanor GRIFFIN 19 May 1743, , Connecticut, USA

He was 17 years old.

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

1759 Birth of Child
Lemuel MESSENGER was born 20 July 1759, Simsbury, Connecticut, USA

Nathaniel was 34 years old.

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)

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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Death — 1802
24 February 1802
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
He died at the age of 76.

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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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