Dorcas RIDER

Born

27 May 1763 , Willington, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

14 January 1800 , Willington, Connecticut, USA

Dorcas married Seth VINTON 9 December 1784 .
Seth VINTON was born 6 June 1756 in Stoughton, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Seth died 25 May 1848 in Willington, Connecticut, USA. Seth was the child of David VINTON and Ruth DORMAN .

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Seth VINTON
Marriage date: 9 December 1784
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Seth VINTON was the child of David VINTON and Ruth DORMAN

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Birth — 1763
27 May 1763
Willington, 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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
Dorcas RIDER and Seth VINTON 9 December 1784,

She was 21 years old.

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

George Washington Genealogy

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

John Adams Genealogy

Death — 1800
14 January 1800
Willington, Connecticut, USA
She died at the age of 36.

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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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