Ebenezer NYE

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21 March 1743 , Rochester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

23 August 1834 , Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

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Samuel NYE Lydia BENSON

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Born: 21 March 1743 in Rochester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Samuel NYE

Mother: Lydia BENSON

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Ebenezer married Thankful DEAN 7 July 1768 in New Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thankful DEAN was born 18 June 1745 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton). Thankful was the child of Silas DEANE and Johannah WHITCOMB.

Ebenezer NYE died 23 August 1834 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA .
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Thankful DEAN
Marriage date: 7 July 1768
Marriage place: New Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Thankful DEAN was the child of Silas DEANE and Johannah WHITCOMB

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Thankful NYE

Born: 18 May 1780, Ware, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 17 May 1859, Ware, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Robert QUINTON 7 December 1797 Place: Ware, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1743
21 March 1743
Rochester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

1768 Marriage / Partner
Ebenezer NYE and Thankful DEAN 7 July 1768, New Braintree, Massachusetts, USA

He was 25 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)

1780 Birth of Child
Thankful NYE was born 18 May 1780, Ware, Massachusetts, USA

Ebenezer was 37 years old.

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 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1797 Marriage of Child
Thankful NYE married 7 December 1797, Ware, Massachusetts, USA to Robert QUINTON

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.

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

Death — 1834
23 August 1834
Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 91.

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1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state