Rachel HENDERSON

Born

abt. 1767 , Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

20 November 1851 , Sarnia, Canada West

Rachel married John WARD abt. 1784 in Whitehall, Crown Colony of New York . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John WARD was born 12 October 1765 in Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay. John died abt. 1822 in Sarnia, Upper Canada. John was the child of Phineas WARD and Eunice CUTTING .

Parents & Family of Rachel HENDERSON

Parents of Rachel HENDERSON

Father

James HENDERSON II

Mother

Rachel MCFARLAND

Grandparents of Rachel HENDERSON

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Pvt. Alexander MCFARLAND Jean "Jane" HARPER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Rachel HENDERSON

Rachel HENDERSON married

John WARD
Marriage date: abt. 1784
Marriage place: Whitehall, Crown Colony of New York
John WARD was the child of Phineas WARD and Eunice CUTTING

Children of John WARD and Rachel HENDERSON

Henry WARD

Born: 04/18/1807, Cranake, Upper Canada
Died: 06/26/1888, Reese, Tuscola, Michigan, USA

Married: Angeline BEAUCHAMP

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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1807 Birth of Child
Henry WARD was born 04/18/1807, Cranake, Ontario, Canada

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

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

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

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

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

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)

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

Death — 1851
20 November 1851
Sarnia, Canada West

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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