James HENDERSON II

Born

22 September 1737 , Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

16 November 1791 , Salem, Washington, New York, USA

Age: 54

James married Rachel MCFARLAND . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rachel MCFARLAND was born 04 September 1739 in Oakham, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Rachel died 16 November 1791 in Hartford, Washington, New York, USA. Rachel was the child of Pvt. Alexander MCFARLAND and Jean "Jane" HARPER .

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James HENDERSON II married

Rachel MCFARLAND
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Rachel MCFARLAND was the child of Pvt. Alexander MCFARLAND and Jean "Jane" HARPER

Children of James HENDERSON II and Rachel MCFARLAND

Rachel HENDERSON

Born: abt. 1767, Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 20 November 1851, Sarnia, Canada West

Married: John WARD 1784 Place: Whitehall, Crown Colony of New York

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Birth — 1737
22 September 1737
Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

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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Death — 1791
16 November 1791
Salem, Washington, New York, USA
He died at the age of 54.

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Revolutionary Cemetery Salem, Washington County, New York, USA

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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