Stephen BARTON

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18 August 1774 , Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

21 March 1862 , Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 18 August 1774 in Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Stephen married Sarah STONE 22 April 1804 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Sarah STONE was born 13 November 1783 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah died 18 July 1851 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah was the child of David Haven STONE and Sarah TREADWELL.

Stephen BARTON died 21 March 1862 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA.

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Sarah STONE
Marriage date: 22 April 1804
Marriage place: Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah STONE was the child of David Haven STONE and Sarah TREADWELL

Children of Stephen BARTON and Sarah STONE

Dorothy BARTON

Born: 2 October 1804, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 19 April 1846, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

Stephen BARTON

Born: 29 March 1806, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 10 March 1865, Washington, DC, USA

David BARTON

Born: 15 August 1808, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 12 March 1888, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

Sarah BARTON

Born: 20 March 1811, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1875,

Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" BARTON

Born: 25 December 1821, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 12 April 1912, Glen Echo, Montgomery, Maryland, USA

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Birth — 1774
18 August 1774
Oxford, 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

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

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1804 Marriage / Partner
Stephen BARTON and Sarah STONE 22 April 1804, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

He was 29 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Dorothy BARTON was born 2 October 1804, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

Stephen was 30 years old.

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1806 Birth of Child
Stephen BARTON was born 29 March 1806, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

Stephen was 31 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
David BARTON was born 15 August 1808, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

Stephen was 34 years old.

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

1811 Birth of Child
Sarah BARTON was born 20 March 1811, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

Stephen was 36 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

1821 Birth of Child
Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" BARTON was born 25 December 1821, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

Stephen was 47 years old.

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

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

1846 Death of Child
Dorothy BARTON died 19 April 1846, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

Stephen was 71 years old.

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

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1851 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah STONE died 18 July 1851, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

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

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

Death — 1862
21 March 1862
Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 87.

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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)

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February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state