Elisha ENSIGN

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29 December 1729 , Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

16 May 1808 , Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA

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John ENSIGN Elizabeth DICKINSON

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Born: 29 December 1729 in Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Father: John ENSIGN

Mother: Elizabeth DICKINSON

Paternal grandparents: Thomas ENSIGN , Hannah SHEPARD

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Elisha married Elizabeth SEDGWICK abt. 1752 in West Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth SEDGWICK was born 17 June 1731 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Elizabeth died 26 September 1795 in Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA. Elizabeth was the child of Ebenezer SEDGWICK and Prudence MERRILL.

Elisha ENSIGN died 16 May 1808 in Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA.
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Elizabeth SEDGWICK
Marriage date: abt. 1752
Marriage place: West Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Elizabeth SEDGWICK was the child of Ebenezer SEDGWICK and Prudence MERRILL

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Eli ENSIGN

Born: 3 April 1768, West Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 1 August 1846, Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1729
29 December 1729
Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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

1768 Birth of Child
Eli ENSIGN was born 3 April 1768, West Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Elisha was 38 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)

1795 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elizabeth SEDGWICK died 26 September 1795, Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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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)

Death — 1808
16 May 1808
Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 78.

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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