Peter BISHOP

Born

6 August 1735 , New London, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

8 April 1826 , Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Born: 6 August 1735 in New London, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Parents of Peter BISHOP

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John BISHOP

Mother

Rebecca WHIPPLE

Grandparents of Peter BISHOP

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Eleasar BISHOP Sarah DART

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Peter married Phebe HAMILTON . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Phebe HAMILTON was born 27 November 1737 in New London, Crown Colony of Connecticut. Phebe died November 1831 in Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada. Phebe was the child of Jonathan HAMILTON (HAMBLETON) and Elizabeth STRICKLAND.

Peter BISHOP died 8 April 1826 in Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Peter BISHOP married

Phebe HAMILTON
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Phebe HAMILTON was the child of Jonathan HAMILTON (HAMBLETON) and Elizabeth STRICKLAND

Children of Peter BISHOP and Phebe HAMILTON

Jonathan BISHOP

Born: 19 September 1764, Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 26 August 1866, New Minas, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Nancy ANDERSON

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Birth — 1735
6 August 1735
New London, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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

1764 Birth of Child
Jonathan BISHOP was born 19 September 1764, Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Peter was 29 years old.

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)

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)

Death — 1826
8 April 1826
Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 90.

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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