Elizabeth SEDGWICK

Born

17 June 1731 , Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

26 September 1795 , Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth married Elisha ENSIGN abt. 1752 in West Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisha ENSIGN was born 29 December 1729 in Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut. Elisha died 16 May 1808 in Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA. Elisha was the child of John ENSIGN and Elizabeth DICKINSON .

Parents & Family of Elizabeth SEDGWICK

Parents of Elizabeth SEDGWICK

Father

Ebenezer SEDGWICK

Mother

Prudence MERRILL

Grandparents of Elizabeth SEDGWICK

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Elizabeth SEDGWICK

Elizabeth SEDGWICK married

Elisha ENSIGN
Marriage date: abt. 1752
Marriage place: West Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Elisha ENSIGN was the child of John ENSIGN and Elizabeth DICKINSON

Children of Elisha ENSIGN and Elizabeth SEDGWICK

Eli ENSIGN

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

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Birth — 1731
17 June 1731
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

Elizabeth was 36 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)

Death — 1795
26 September 1795
Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 64.

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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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