Jacob BATES

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18 April 1796 , Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Died

11 October 1872 , Webster, Massachusetts, USA

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Alanson BATES Comfort ROBINSON

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Born: 18 April 1796 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Alanson BATES

Mother: Comfort ROBINSON

Paternal grandparents: John BATES , Chloe FULLER

Maternal grandparents: Silas ROBINSON , Susanna MOORE

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Jacob married Sally RHODES 26 November 1818 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA . Sally RHODES was born 6 December 1799 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA . Sally died 5 November 1829 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA.

Jacob married (2) Lydia Eaton DAVIS 29 March 1832 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lydia Eaton DAVIS was born 8 September 1804 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA. Lydia Eaton died 8 March 1872 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA. Lydia Eaton was the child of Edward DAVIS and Huldah HEALY.

Jacob BATES died 11 October 1872 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA.
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Jacob BATES married

Sally RHODES
Marriage date: 26 November 1818
Marriage place: Thompson, Connecticut, USA

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Jacob BATES married

Lydia Eaton DAVIS
Marriage date: 29 March 1832
Marriage place: Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia Eaton DAVIS was the child of Edward DAVIS and Huldah HEALY

Children of Jacob BATES and Lydia Eaton DAVIS

George Davis BATES

Born: 8 March 1836, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 23 September 1913, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Harriet E BARTLETT 5 November 1857 Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1796
18 April 1796
Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

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

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

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.

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

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1818 Marriage / Partner
Jacob BATES and Sally RHODES 26 November 1818, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)

He was 22 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

1829 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sally RHODES died 5 November 1829, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

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 / Partner
Jacob BATES and Lydia Eaton DAVIS 29 March 1832, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

He was 35 years old.

1836 Birth of Child
George Davis BATES was born 8 March 1836, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Jacob was 39 years old.

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

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

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.

1857 Marriage of Child
George Davis BATES married 5 November 1857, Webster, Massachusetts, USA to Harriet E BARTLETT

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

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

Death — 1872
11 October 1872
Webster, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 76.

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Mount Zion Cemetery

Old Worcester Rd.
Rte 12

Webster, Massachusetts, 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