John HASKINS

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12 March 1729 , Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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27 October 1814 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 12 March 1729 in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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John married Hannah UPHAM 12 March 1752 in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hannah UPHAM was born 6 May 1734 in Malden, Massachusetts, USA. Hannah died 18 September 1819 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale).

John HASKINS died 27 October 1814 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA .

son of Robert Haskins and Sarah Cooke

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Hannah UPHAM
Marriage date: 12 March 1752
Marriage place: Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Ruth HASKINS

Born: 9 November 1768, Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 16 November 1853, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Married: William EMERSON 25 October 1796 Place: Harvard, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1729
12 March 1729
Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1752 Marriage / Partner
John HASKINS and Hannah UPHAM 12 March 1752, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

He was 23 years old.

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

1768 Birth of Child
Ruth HASKINS was born 9 November 1768, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

John was 39 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)

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)

1796 Marriage of Child
Ruth HASKINS married 25 October 1796, Harvard, Massachusetts, USA to William EMERSON

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

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

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.

Death — 1814
27 October 1814
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 85.

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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)

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February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state