Martha COLEMAN

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10 June 1737 , Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

28 April 1823 , Eastham, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 10 June 1737 in Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Martha married Thomas CROWELL 14 September 1754 in Yarmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Thomas CROWELL was born 2 February 1735 in Yarmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Thomas died abt. 1767 in At Sea*. Thomas was the child of Judah CROWELL and Tabitha NICKERSON.

Martha COLEMAN died 28 April 1823 in Eastham, Massachusetts, USA .

daughter of James Coleman and Reliance Paine

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Martha COLEMAN

Martha COLEMAN married

Thomas CROWELL
Marriage date: 14 September 1754
Marriage place: Yarmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Thomas CROWELL was the child of Judah CROWELL and Tabitha NICKERSON

Children of Thomas CROWELL and Martha COLEMAN

John "Coleman" CROWELL

Born: abt. 1755, Barrington, Shelburne, Acadie
Died: abt. 1803, At Sea*

Married: Elizabeth GARDNER 3 October 1792

Moses CROWELL

Born: abt. 1761, Barrington, Shelburne, Acadie
Died: abt. 1851, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Mary WILSON 1782

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Birth — 1737
10 June 1737
Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Martha COLEMAN and Thomas CROWELL 14 September 1754, Yarmouth, Massachusetts, USA (South Yarmouth) (West Yarmouth) (Yarmouth Port)

She was 17 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

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

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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

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

Death — 1823
28 April 1823
Eastham, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 85.

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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