Mary FISHER

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19 October 1772 , Conway, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

23 April 1849 , Conway, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 19 October 1772 in Conway, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Mary married Job HOWLAND 27 October 1792 in Conway, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Job HOWLAND was born 24 July 1764 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Cotuit) (Centerville) (Hyannis). Job died 13 March 1847 Job was the child of Job HOWLAND and Hannah JENKINS.

Mary FISHER died 23 April 1849 in Conway, Massachusetts, USA.
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Mary FISHER married

Job HOWLAND
Marriage date: 27 October 1792
Marriage place: Conway, Massachusetts, USA
Job HOWLAND was the child of Job HOWLAND and Hannah JENKINS

Children of Job HOWLAND and Mary FISHER

Catherine HOWLAND

Born: 29 December 1805, Conway, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 12 November 1891, Conway, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Charles ADAMS 11 November 1846 Place: Conway, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1772
19 October 1772
Conway, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

George Washington Genealogy

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Mary FISHER and Job HOWLAND 27 October 1792, Conway, Massachusetts, USA

She was 20 years old.

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 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1805 Birth of Child
Catherine HOWLAND was born 29 December 1805, Conway, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 33 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.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1846 Marriage of Child
Catherine HOWLAND married 11 November 1846, Conway, Massachusetts, USA to Charles ADAMS

Death — 1849
23 April 1849
Conway, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 76.

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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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1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state