John AKELEY

Born

4 September 1757 , Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

1 April 1819 , Oxford, Chenango, New York, USA

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Francis AKELEY (ACKLEY) (ECKLEY)Tabitha BULL

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Born: 4 September 1757 in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Francis AKELEY (ACKLEY) (ECKLEY)

Mother: Tabitha BULL

Paternal grandparents: George H AKELEY , Susan UNKNOWN

Maternal grandparents: Nathaniel BULL , Tabitha CRAFTS

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John married Miriam WARD 29 October 1781 in Suffield, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Miriam WARD was born 27 March 1764 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard). Miriam died 9 May 1850 in Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA.

John AKELEY died 1 April 1819 in Oxford, Chenango, New York, USA.

married Miriam Ward on 29 October 1781, in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut

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Miriam WARD
Marriage date: 29 October 1781
Marriage place: Suffield, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Children of John AKELEY and Miriam WARD

Polly AKELEY

Born: 18 March 1783, Wethersfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 30 August 1847, Rocky Hill, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1757
4 September 1757
Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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)

1781 Marriage / Partner
John AKELEY and Miriam WARD 29 October 1781, Suffield, Connecticut, USA

He was 24 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Polly AKELEY was born 18 March 1783, Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA

John was 25 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

John Adams Genealogy

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)

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

Death — 1819
1 April 1819
Oxford, Chenango, New York, USA
He died at the age of 61.

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Center Cemetery, Rocky Hill, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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Record added: 4/5/2024 10:22:12 AM
Last updated: 1/30/2026 1:58:07 PM

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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