Erastus  WOLCOTT

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21 September 1722 ,  Windsor, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

14 September 1793 ,  South Windsor, Connecticut, USA

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Erastus WOLCOTT was born 21 September 1722 in Windsor, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Erastus had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.

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Erastus WOLCOTT died 14 September 1793 in South Windsor, Connecticut, USA .
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1722 Birth
21 September 1722
Windsor, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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

1793 Death
14 September 1793
South Windsor, Connecticut, USA

He died at the age of 71.

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
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1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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