Rachel Stockley DONELSON

Born

15 June 1767 , Halifax, Crown Colony of Virginia

Died

22 December 1828 , Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Rachel Stockley married Lewis ROBARDS 1 March 1785 in Virginia (District of Kentucky) .
Lewis ROBARDS was born 5 December 1758 in Goochland, Crown Colony of Virginia. Lewis died 15 April 1814 in Bullitt, Kentucky, USA.

Rachel Stockley married Andrew JACKSON 17 January 1794 in Natchez, West Florida, New Spain .
Andrew JACKSON was born 15 March 1767 in Lancaster, Waxhaws, Crown Colony of South Carolina. Andrew died 8 June 1845 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

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Rachel Stockley DONELSON married

Lewis ROBARDS
Marriage date: 1 March 1785
Marriage place: , Virginia (District of Kentucky)

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Rachel Stockley DONELSON married

Andrew JACKSON
Marriage date: 17 January 1794
Marriage place: Natchez, West Florida, New Spain

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Birth — 1767
15 June 1767
Halifax, Crown Colony of Virginia

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)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Rachel Stockley DONELSON and Lewis ROBARDS 1 March 1785, , Kentucky, USA

She was 17 years old.

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)

1794 Marriage / Partner
Rachel Stockley DONELSON and Andrew JACKSON 17 January 1794, Natchez, West Florida, New Spain

She was 26 years old.

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 - 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.

1814 Death of Spouse/Partner
Lewis ROBARDS died 15 April 1814, Bullitt, Kentucky, USA

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.

Death — 1828
22 December 1828
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
She died at the age of 61.

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The state of Virginia was named after England's Queen Elizabeth I. In the early 1600's, all of North America that was not Spanish or French was then called 'Virginia' in honor of 'The Virgin Queen,' and the earliest English colonial expeditions were sent by the Virginia Company of London. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1788 - Crown Colony of Virginia
June 25, 1788 - Virginia becomes 10th U.S. state

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