Rachel NEWCOMB

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15 January 1765 , Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

15 February 1852 , Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 15 January 1765 in Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Rachel married Simeon BATES 23 October 1785 in Scituate, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Simeon BATES was born 25 July 1764 in Scituate, Massachusetts, USA . Simeon died 26 August 1834 in Scituate, Massachusetts, USA .

Rachel NEWCOMB died 15 February 1852 in Scituate, Massachusetts, USA .

daughter of Silas Newcomb and Susannah Kilbourn

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Simeon BATES
Marriage date: 23 October 1785
Marriage place: Scituate, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Children of Simeon BATES and Rachel NEWCOMB

John BATES

Born: 22 September 1786, Scituate, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 5 January 1854, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

Simeon BATES

Born: 20 August 1788, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 5 July 1860, Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA

Jane BATES

Born: 22 May 1791, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 7 January 1881, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

Rebecca W BATES

Born: 25 August 1793, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 12 December 1881, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

Caleb BATES

Born: 18 August 1795, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 26 July 1878, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

Abigail BATES

Born: 31 October 1797, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 17 March 1886, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph BATES

Born: 30 September 1800, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 16 March 1848, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

Rachel BATES

Born: 18 February 1804, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 6 October 1805, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

Rachel BATES

Born: 13 October 1805, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 20 August 1882, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

Thomas Coleman BATES

Born: 12 July 1807, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 30 October 1871, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1765
15 January 1765
Scituate, 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 - 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)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Rachel NEWCOMB and Simeon BATES 23 October 1785, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

She was 20 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
John BATES was born 22 September 1786, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

Rachel was 21 years old.

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

1788 Birth of Child
Simeon BATES was born 20 August 1788, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

Rachel was 23 years old.

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1791 Birth of Child
Jane BATES was born 22 May 1791, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

Rachel was 26 years old.

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Birth of Child
Rebecca W BATES was born 25 August 1793, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

Rachel was 28 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Caleb BATES was born 18 August 1795, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Rachel was 30 years old.

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1797 Birth of Child
Abigail BATES was born 31 October 1797, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

Rachel was 32 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Birth of Child
Joseph BATES was born 30 September 1800, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

Rachel was 35 years old.

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

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

1804 Birth of Child
Rachel BATES was born 18 February 1804, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

Rachel was 39 years old.

1805 Death of Child
Rachel BATES died 6 October 1805, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

Rachel was 40 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Rachel BATES was born 13 October 1805, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

Rachel was 40 years old.

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1807 Birth of Child
Thomas Coleman BATES was born 12 July 1807, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

Rachel was 42 years old.

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

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

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

1834 Death of Spouse/Partner
Simeon BATES died 26 August 1834, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1848 Death of Child
Joseph BATES died 16 March 1848, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

Rachel was 83 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

Death — 1852
15 February 1852
Scituate, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 87.

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Union Cemetery, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts

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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