Keziah THOMPSON

Born

9 January 1757 , Medway, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

19 January 1831 , Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 9 January 1757 in Medway, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Parents of Keziah THOMPSON

Father

Moses THOMPSON

Mother

Keziah PARTRIDGE

Grandparents of Keziah THOMPSON

Paternal grandparents

Eleazar THOMPSON Hannah DANIELS

Maternal grandparents

James PARTRIDGE Keziah BULLARD

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Keziah married John CRAGIN 12 December 1776 in Mendon, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John CRAGIN was born 3 November 1746 in Mendon, Province of Massachusetts Bay. John died 22 July 1831 in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA . John was the child of Benjamin CRAGIN and Experience ALDRICH.

Keziah THOMPSON died 19 January 1831 in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Keziah THOMPSON

Keziah THOMPSON married

John CRAGIN
Marriage date: 12 December 1776
Marriage place: Mendon, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
John CRAGIN was the child of Benjamin CRAGIN and Experience ALDRICH

Children of John CRAGIN and Keziah THOMPSON

Mercy CRAGIN

Born: abt. 1782, Uxbridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 18 July 1825, Douglas, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Benjamin WILSON 3 March 1811 Place: Douglas, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1757
9 January 1757
Medway, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

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

1776 Marriage / Partner
Keziah THOMPSON and John CRAGIN 12 December 1776, Mendon, Massachusetts, USA

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)

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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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

1811 Marriage of Child
Mercy CRAGIN married 3 March 1811, Douglas, Massachusetts, USA to Benjamin WILSON

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1825 Death of Child
Mercy CRAGIN died 18 July 1825, Douglas, Massachusetts, USA (East Douglas)

Keziah was 68 years old.

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

Death — 1831
19 January 1831
Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 74.

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state