Thankful NYE

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18 May 1780 , Ware, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Died

17 May 1859 , Ware, Massachusetts, USA

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Ebenezer NYE Thankful DEAN

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Born: 18 May 1780 in Ware, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Ebenezer NYE

Mother: Thankful DEAN

Paternal grandparents: Samuel NYE , Lydia BENSON

Maternal grandparents: Silas DEANE , Johannah WHITCOMB

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Thankful married Robert QUINTON 7 December 1797 in Ware, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Robert QUINTON was born 28 January 1772 in Palmer, Massachusetts, USA (Bondsville) (Three Rivers). Robert died 11 August 1805 in Ware, Massachusetts, USA. Robert was the child of Thomas QUINTON and Sarah WILSON.

Thankful NYE died 17 May 1859 in Ware, Massachusetts, USA.
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Robert QUINTON
Marriage date: 7 December 1797
Marriage place: Ware, Massachusetts, USA
Robert QUINTON was the child of Thomas QUINTON and Sarah WILSON

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Sarah QUINTON

Born: 2 July 1802, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 12 May 1856, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA

Married: Joseph CLEVELAND

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Birth — 1780
18 May 1780
Ware, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

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 Marriage / Partner
Thankful NYE and Robert QUINTON 7 December 1797, Ware, Massachusetts, USA

She was 17 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

1802 Birth of Child
Sarah QUINTON was born 2 July 1802, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Cotuit) (Centerville) (Hyannis)

Thankful was 22 years old.

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

1805 Death of Spouse/Partner
Robert QUINTON died 11 August 1805, Ware, Massachusetts, USA

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

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

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.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1856 Death of Child
Sarah QUINTON died 12 May 1856, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA (Storrs)

Thankful was 76 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

Death — 1859
17 May 1859
Ware, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 79.

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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