Rebecca FOLLETT

Born

9 January 1740 , Ridgefield, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

9 March 1840 , Burtts Corner, York, New Brunswick, Canada

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Joseph FOLLETT Anna TONGUE

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Born: 9 January 1740 in Ridgefield, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Father: Joseph FOLLETT

Mother: Anna TONGUE

Paternal grandparents: Abraham FOLLETT , Sarah CALLUM

Maternal grandparents: John TONGUE , Anna WHEELER

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Rebecca married Benjamin BURT abt. 1763 in Fairfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Benjamin BURT was born 29 December 1741 in Ridgefield, Crown Colony of Connecticut . Benjamin died 10 August 1785 in Burton, New Brunswick, Canada. Benjamin was the child of Seaborn BURT and Susannah LOBDELL.

Rebecca FOLLETT died 9 March 1840 in Burtts Corner, York, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Rebecca FOLLETT married

Benjamin BURT
Marriage date: abt. 1763
Marriage place: Fairfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Benjamin BURT was the child of Seaborn BURT and Susannah LOBDELL

Children of Benjamin BURT and Rebecca FOLLETT

Benjamin BURT

Born: abt. 1764, , Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 30 November 1859, Douglas, York, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Hannah POWELL? 1795

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Birth — 1740
9 January 1740
Ridgefield, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Death of Spouse/Partner
Benjamin BURT died 10 August 1785, Burton, New Brunswick, Canada

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

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

Death — 1840
9 March 1840
Burtts Corner, York, New Brunswick, Canada
She died at the age of 100.

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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