Jacob TOMBAUGH

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20 April 1735 , Lancaster, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania

Died

25 July 1788 , Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

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Born: 20 April 1735 in Lancaster, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania

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Jacob married Eva Regina REDD . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eva Regina REDD was born abt. 1741 in Valley, Botetourt, Crown Colony of Virginia. Eva Regina died abt. 1782 in Washington, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania.

Jacob TOMBAUGH died 25 July 1788 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Eva Regina REDD
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George TOMBAUGH

Born: 15 August 1761, Chambersburg, Franklin, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania
Died: 5 November 1822, Haw Bottom Farm, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA

Married: Elizabeth GARDNER

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Birth — 1735
20 April 1735
Lancaster, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania

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

1761 Birth of Child
George TOMBAUGH was born 15 August 1761, Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA

Jacob was 26 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)

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)

Death — 1788
25 July 1788
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
He died at the age of 53.

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Pennsylvania means 'Penn's woods' or 'Penn's land.' Quaker William Penn was granted the tract of land by King Charles II of England in 1681 as repayment of debt owed to Penn's father, Admiral William Penn. Originally, Penn suggested Sylvania (woodland) for his land. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1787 - Crown Colony of Pennsylvania
December 12, 1787 - Pennsylvania becomes 2nd U.S. state

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