Joseph FOLLETT

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abt. 1698 , Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

30 July 1794 , Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA

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Abraham FOLLETT Sarah CALLUM

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Born: abt. 1698 in Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Abraham FOLLETT

Mother: Sarah CALLUM

Paternal grandparents: Robert FOLLETT , Persis BLACK

Maternal grandparents: Malcom MCCALLUM , Martha UNKNOWN

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Joseph married Anna TONGUE 4 March 1731 in New London, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anna TONGUE was born 15 August 1712 in New London, Crown Colony of Connecticut. Anna died 8 May 1788 in Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA . Anna was the child of John TONGUE and Anna WHEELER.

Joseph FOLLETT died 30 July 1794 in Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA .
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Joseph FOLLETT married

Anna TONGUE
Marriage date: 4 March 1731
Marriage place: New London, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Anna TONGUE was the child of John TONGUE and Anna WHEELER

Children of Joseph FOLLETT and Anna TONGUE

Rebecca FOLLETT

Born: 9 January 1740, Ridgefield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 9 March 1840, Burtts Corner, York, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Benjamin BURT 1763 Place: Fairfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1731 Marriage / Partner
Joseph FOLLETT and Anna TONGUE 4 March 1731, New London, Connecticut, USA

1740 Birth of Child
Rebecca FOLLETT was born 9 January 1740, Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA (Branchville)

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

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)

1788 Death of Spouse/Partner
Anna TONGUE died 8 May 1788, Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA (Branchville)

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)

Death — 1794
30 July 1794
Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA

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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