Lois GATES

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16 September 1756 , Colchester, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

19 July 1794 , Connecticut, USA

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Born: 16 September 1756 in Colchester, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Lois married Elijah SMITH 1 April 1776 in Colchester, Crown Colony of Connecticut . Elijah SMITH was born 10 May 1742 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville). Elijah died 28 May 1797 in East Hampton, Connecticut, USA (Chatham).

Lois GATES died 19 July 1794 in Connecticut, USA.

daughter of Nehemiah Gates and Fruin Brainerd

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Elijah SMITH
Marriage date: 1 April 1776
Marriage place: Colchester, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Birth — 1756
16 September 1756
Colchester, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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

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

1776 Marriage / Partner
Lois GATES and Elijah SMITH 1 April 1776, Colchester, Connecticut, USA (Westchester)

She was 19 years old.

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)

Death — 1794
19 July 1794
Connecticut, USA
She died at the age of 37.

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Last updated: 2/18/2022 2:37:31 PM

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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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