Nathaniel FOLSOM

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28 September 1726 , Exeter, New Hampshire, New England

Died

26 May 1790 , Exeter, New Hampshire, USA

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Born: 28 September 1726 in Exeter, New Hampshire, New England

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Nathaniel had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Nathaniel FOLSOM died 26 May 1790 in Exeter, New Hampshire, USA.
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Birth — 1726
28 September 1726
Exeter, New Hampshire, New England

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)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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Death — 1790
26 May 1790
Exeter, New Hampshire, USA
He died at the age of 63.

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New Hampshire was named by Captain John Mason after Hampshire, England. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1686 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New Hampshire, New England
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New Hampshire
June 21, 1788 - New Hampshire becomes 9th U.S. state

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