Amos BRYANT

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17 September 1756 , Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

12 August 1833 , Nelson, New Hampshire, USA

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James BRYANT Sarah SWAIN

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Born: 17 September 1756 in Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: James BRYANT

Mother: Sarah SWAIN

Maternal grandparents: Jeremiah SWAIN , Sarah BURNAP

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Amos married Eleanor MORSE 9 December 1779 in Cambridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eleanor MORSE was born 24 July 1763 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Eleanor died abt. 1784 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Eleanor was the child of Josiah MORSE and Anne BENJAMIN.

Amos BRYANT died 12 August 1833 in Nelson, New Hampshire, USA .
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Eleanor MORSE
Marriage date: 9 December 1779
Marriage place: Cambridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Eleanor MORSE was the child of Josiah MORSE and Anne BENJAMIN

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Sarah BRYANT

Born: abt. 1782, Cambridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 23 September 1876, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Samuel SMITH 18 April 1805 Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

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Birth — 1756
17 September 1756
Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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)

1779 Marriage / Partner
Amos BRYANT and Eleanor MORSE 9 December 1779, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

He was 23 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

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

John Adams Genealogy

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

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 Marriage of Child
Sarah BRYANT married 18 April 1805, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale) to Samuel SMITH

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

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

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

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

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

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

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

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

Death — 1833
12 August 1833
Nelson, New Hampshire, USA
He died at the age of 76.

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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