Elisah WOODBURY

Born

23 December 1735 , Methuen, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

28 April 1816 , Middlesex, Vermont, USA

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Jonathan WOODBURY Lydia DODGE

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Elisah WOODBURY was born 23 December 1735 in Methuen, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Elisah WOODBURY was the child of Jonathan WOODBURY and Lydia DODGE

and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jonathan WOODBURY and Elinor ELLINGWOOD (ELLENWOOD) (maternal) Robert Hale DODGE and Lydia WOODBURY

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Elisah married Sarah JOHNSON 14 February 1760 in Salem, New Hampshire, New England . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah JOHNSON was born 17 March 1740 in Plaistow, New Hampshire, USA. Sarah died 7 July 1810 in Massachusetts, USA. Sarah was the child of Thomas JOHNSON and Phoebe HARDY.

Elisah WOODBURY died 28 April 1816 in Middlesex, Vermont, USA .
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Elisah WOODBURY married

Sarah JOHNSON
Marriage date: 14 February 1760
Marriage place: Salem, New Hampshire, New England
Sarah JOHNSON was the child of Thomas JOHNSON and Phoebe HARDY

Children of Elisah WOODBURY and Sarah JOHNSON

Jane WOODBURY

Born: 9 May 1772, Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 14 July 1842, , Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Daniel MORSE 1797

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1735 Birth
23 December 1735
Methuen, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Elisah WOODBURY and Sarah JOHNSON 14 February 1760, Salem, New Hampshire, USA (Salem Depot)

He was 24 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Jane WOODBURY was born 9 May 1772, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Elisah 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)

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)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

1810 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah JOHNSON died 7 July 1810, , Massachusetts, USA

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.

1816 Death
28 April 1816
Middlesex, Vermont, USA

He died at the age of 80.

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1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
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1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state