Joseph Thomas ADAMS

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20 August 1713 , Lexington, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

9 November 1802 , Ashburnham, Massachusetts, USA

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Joseph Thomas ADAMS was born 20 August 1713 in Lexington, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Joseph Thomas married Lydia CHADWICK abt. 1741 in Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lydia CHADWICK was born 13 November 1723 in Watertown, Massachusetts, USA. Lydia died abt. 1748 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Joseph Thomas ADAMS died 9 November 1802 in Ashburnham, Massachusetts, USA .
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Lydia CHADWICK-- Date: abt. 1741 Place: , Province of Massachusetts Bay

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John ADAMS (b.1 February 1745, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 26 March 1849, Hartford, Pennsylvania, USA)
m. Joanna MUNROE 9 July 1771 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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1713 Birth
20 August 1713
Lexington, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1745 Birth of Child
John ADAMS was born 1 February 1745, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph Thomas was 31 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1771 Marriage of Child
John ADAMS married 9 July 1771, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA to Joanna MUNROE

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

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

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1802 Death
9 November 1802
Ashburnham, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 89.

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February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state