Alanson BATES

Born

30 January 1772 , Attleboro, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

21 August 1842 , Webster, Massachusetts, USA

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John BATES Chloe FULLER

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Born: 30 January 1772 in Attleboro, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: John BATES

Mother: Chloe FULLER

Paternal grandparents: Jacob BATES , Mary CLARK

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Alanson married Comfort ROBINSON 18 November 1790 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Comfort ROBINSON was born 18 July 1767 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA. Comfort died 6 May 1814 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA. Comfort was the child of Silas ROBINSON and Susanna MOORE.

Alanson BATES died 21 August 1842 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA.
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Comfort ROBINSON
Marriage date: 18 November 1790
Marriage place: Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
Comfort ROBINSON was the child of Silas ROBINSON and Susanna MOORE

Children of Alanson BATES and Comfort ROBINSON

Jacob BATES

Born: 18 April 1796, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 11 October 1872, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Sally RHODES 26 November 1818 Place: Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)

Married: Lydia Eaton DAVIS 29 March 1832 Place: Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Nelson BATES

Born: 11 July 1801, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2 February 1889, Thompson, Connecticut, USA

Married: Lucia JACOBS 12 May 1824 Place: Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1772
30 January 1772
Attleboro, 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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1790 Marriage / Partner
Alanson BATES and Comfort ROBINSON 18 November 1790, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

He was 18 years old.

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

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

1796 Birth of Child
Jacob BATES was born 18 April 1796, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Alanson was 24 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Nelson BATES was born 11 July 1801, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Alanson was 29 years old.

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

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.

1814 Death of Spouse/Partner
Comfort ROBINSON died 6 May 1814, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

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

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1818 Marriage of Child
Jacob BATES married 26 November 1818, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville) to Sally RHODES

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

1824 Marriage of Child
Nelson BATES married 12 May 1824, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA to Lucia JACOBS

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

1832 Marriage of Child
Jacob BATES married 29 March 1832, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA to Lydia Eaton DAVIS

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

Death — 1842
21 August 1842
Webster, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 70.

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Bates Cemetery, Thompson, Connecticut

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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