Joseph CHURCH

Born

30 May 1742 , Freetown, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

21 November 1808 , Rhode Island, USA

Joseph married Sarah BRIGHTMAN 14 November 1765 in Freetown, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah BRIGHTMAN was born abt. 1746 in Province of Massachusetts Bay. Sarah died abt. 1816 Sarah was the child of Joseph BRIGHTMAN and Rebeckah HILL .

Parents & Family of Joseph CHURCH

Parents of Joseph CHURCH

Father

Charles CHURCH

Mother

Frances TURNER

Grandparents of Joseph CHURCH

Paternal grandparents

Charles CHURCH Mary POPE

Maternal grandparents

William TURNER Sarah SMITH

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph CHURCH

Joseph CHURCH married

Sarah BRIGHTMAN
Marriage date: 14 November 1765
Marriage place: Freetown, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Sarah BRIGHTMAN was the child of Joseph BRIGHTMAN and Rebeckah HILL

Children of Joseph CHURCH and Sarah BRIGHTMAN

Susannah CHURCH

Born: 4 December 1773, Freetown, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: October 1848,

Married: Joseph BORDEN 9 May 1793 Place: Freetown, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1742
30 May 1742
Freetown, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

1765 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CHURCH and Sarah BRIGHTMAN 14 November 1765, Freetown, Massachusetts, USA (Assonet) (East Freetown)

He was 23 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Susannah CHURCH was born 4 December 1773, Freetown, Massachusetts, USA (Assonet) (East Freetown)

Joseph was 31 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)

1793 Marriage of Child
Susannah CHURCH married 9 May 1793, Freetown, Massachusetts, USA to Joseph BORDEN

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)

Death — 1808
21 November 1808
Rhode Island, USA
He died at the age of 66.

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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