Samuel AKELEY

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17 July 1763 , Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

23 March 1861 , Rumford, Maine, USA

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Francis AKELEY (ACKLEY) (ECKLEY)Tabitha BULL

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Born: 17 July 1763 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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Samuel married Elizabeth Hodgkins MOODY 20 November 1791 in Pejepscot, Cumberland, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Elizabeth Hodgkins MOODY was born 15 October 1773 in Falmouth, Maine, USA. Elizabeth Hodgkins died 2 April 1842 in Rumford, Maine, USA.

Samuel AKELEY died 23 March 1861 in Rumford, Maine, USA.

married Elizabeth Hodgkins Moody on 20 November 1791, in Danville, Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine

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Samuel AKELEY married

Elizabeth Hodgkins MOODY
Marriage date: 20 November 1791
Marriage place: Pejepscot, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Children of Samuel AKELEY and Elizabeth Hodgkins MOODY

William AKELEY

Born: abt. 1792, Rumford, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: abt. 1874, Bethel, Maine, USA

Sarah AKELEY

Born: 4 July 1794, Franklin Plantation, Oxford, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: ,

Samuel AKELEY

Born: 27 March 1796, Franklin Plantation, Oxford, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: abt. 1870,

John AKELEY

Born: 24 December 1798, Auburn, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 7 May 1849, Rumford, Maine, USA

Rachel AKELEY

Born: 30 August 1799, Auburn, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: ,

Betsey AKELEY

Born: abt. 1801, Franklin Plantation, Oxford, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: ,

James B AKELEY

Born: 27 October 1803, Franklin Plantation, Oxford, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 16 February 1890, Warren, Pennsylvania, USA

Joseph AKELEY

Born: abt. 1807, Pejepscot, Topsham, Sagadahoc, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 15 February 1808, Pejepscot, Topsham, Sagadahoc, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Susan AKELEY

Born: 12 April 1809, , Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 15 April 1866, Halifax, Vermont, USA

Joseph AKELEY

Born: 4 March 1811, Franklin Plantation, Oxford, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 2 August 1866,

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Birth — 1763
17 July 1763
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)

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 Marriage / Partner
Samuel AKELEY and Elizabeth Hodgkins MOODY 20 November 1791, Pejepscot, Cumberland, Maine, USA

He was 28 years old.

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Sarah AKELEY was born 4 July 1794, Franklin Plantation, Oxford, Maine, USA

Samuel was 30 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Samuel AKELEY was born 27 March 1796, Franklin Plantation, Oxford, Maine, USA

Samuel was 32 years old.

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1798 Birth of Child
John AKELEY was born 24 December 1798, Auburn, Maine, USA (Danville)

Samuel was 35 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Rachel AKELEY was born 30 August 1799, Auburn, Maine, USA (Danville)

Samuel was 36 years old.

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)

1803 Birth of Child
James B AKELEY was born 27 October 1803, Franklin Plantation, Oxford, Maine, USA

Samuel was 40 years old.

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1808 Death of Child
Joseph AKELEY died 15 February 1808, Pejepscot, Topsham, Sagadahoc, Maine, USA

Samuel was 44 years old.

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

1809 Birth of Child
Susan AKELEY was born 12 April 1809, , Maine, USA

Samuel was 45 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Joseph AKELEY was born 4 March 1811, Franklin Plantation, Oxford, Maine, USA

Samuel was 47 years old.

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

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1842 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elizabeth Hodgkins MOODY died 2 April 1842, Rumford, Maine, USA

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1849 Death of Child
John AKELEY died 7 May 1849, Rumford, Maine, USA

Samuel was 85 years old.

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

Death — 1861
23 March 1861
Rumford, Maine, USA
He died at the age of 97.

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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