Samuel NICHOLS

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20 December 1720 , Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

19 August 1806 , Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 20 December 1720 in Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Samuel married Bathsheba BLISS 23 April 1742 in Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Bathsheba BLISS was born 30 August 1722 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard). Bathsheba died 15 February 1794 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville).

Samuel NICHOLS died 19 August 1806 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Bathsheba BLISS
Marriage date: 23 April 1742
Marriage place: Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Samuel NICHOLS

Born: 18 January 1744, Brimfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 9 November 1781, Brimfield, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Lois DUNHAM 5 September 1771 Place: Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

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Birth — 1720
20 December 1720
Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1742 Marriage / Partner
Samuel NICHOLS and Bathsheba BLISS 23 April 1742, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

He was 21 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Samuel NICHOLS was born 18 January 1744, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Samuel was 23 years old.

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

1771 Marriage of Child
Samuel NICHOLS married 5 September 1771, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville) to Lois DUNHAM

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)

1781 Death of Child
Samuel NICHOLS died 9 November 1781, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Samuel was 60 years old.

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)

1794 Death of Spouse/Partner
Bathsheba BLISS died 15 February 1794, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

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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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)

Death — 1806
19 August 1806
Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 85.

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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)

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