Salter SEARLES

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15 June 1741 , Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

15 May 1803 , Brooklyn, Connecticut, USA

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Robert SEARLES Sarah MAUDSLEY

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Born: 15 June 1741 in Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Robert SEARLES

Mother: Sarah MAUDSLEY

Paternal grandparents: Robert SEARLES , Rebecca EVANS

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Salter married Alice CADY 24 October 1765 in Pomfret, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alice CADY was born 23 February 1747 in Pomfret, Crown Colony of Connecticut . Alice died 24 October 1818 in Killingly, Connecticut, USA . Alice was the child of Phineas CADY and Sarah CHURCH.

Salter SEARLES died 15 May 1803 in Brooklyn, Connecticut, USA.
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Salter SEARLES married

Alice CADY
Marriage date: 24 October 1765
Marriage place: Pomfret, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Alice CADY was the child of Phineas CADY and Sarah CHURCH

Children of Salter SEARLES and Alice CADY

John SEARLES

Born: 12 August 1781, Brooklyn, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 17 June 1858, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada

Married: Sibyl ROSE 1804

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Birth — 1741
15 June 1741
Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

1765 Marriage / Partner
Salter SEARLES and Alice CADY 24 October 1765, Pomfret, Connecticut, USA (Abington)

He was 24 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)

1781 Birth of Child
John SEARLES was born 12 August 1781, Brooklyn, Connecticut, USA

Salter was 40 years old.

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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Death — 1803
15 May 1803
Brooklyn, Connecticut, USA
He died at the age of 61.

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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