In 1794, Samuel Payne moved southwest from Whitestone into the town of Hamilton, where he started a farm on the hill that is today’s location of Colgate University.
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Samuel
PAYNE
Born
23 September 1759
,
Amenia, Dutchess, Crown Colony of New York
Died
19 August 1843
,
Hamilton, New York, USA
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Born: 23 September 1759 in Amenia, Dutchess, Crown Colony of New York
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Abraham PAYNE
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Rebekah FREEMAN
Samuel PAYNE died 19 August 1843 in Hamilton, New York, USA.
m. Betsey Shower
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Birth — 175923 September 1759
Amenia, Dutchess, Crown Colony of New York
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
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.From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
Death — 184319 August 1843
Hamilton, New York, USA
He died at the age of 83.
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Colgate University Cemetery Madison County, New York, USA
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New York was named after the English Duke of York and Albany (and the brother of England's King Charles II) in 1664 when the region called New Amsterdam was taken from the Dutch. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1664 - New Amsterdam
1664 - 1687 - New York Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New York
July 26, 1788 - Virginia becomes 11th U.S. state
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