Timothy BROAD

Born

8 January 1778 , Needham, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Died

20 September 1829 , Needham, Massachusetts, USA

Timothy married Lucy SMITH 17 November 1803 in Needham, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lucy SMITH was born 30 March 1781 in Worcester, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay.

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Timothy BROAD married

Lucy SMITH
Marriage date: 17 November 1803
Marriage place: Needham, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Timothy BROAD and Lucy SMITH

Dorothy Colburn BROAD

Born: 10 October 1808, , New Hampshire, USA
Died: 28 June 1851, Dublin, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Sherman Minot DERBY 14 November 1837 Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*

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Birth — 1778
8 January 1778
Needham, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

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 Marriage / Partner
Timothy BROAD and Lucy SMITH 17 November 1803, Needham, Massachusetts, USA

He was 25 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)

1808 Birth of Child
Dorothy Colburn BROAD was born 10 October 1808, , New Hampshire, USA

Timothy was 30 years old.

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

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.

Death — 1829
20 September 1829
Needham, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 51.

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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