Samuel WILBUR

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13 July 1766 , Scituate, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Died

20 January 1853 , Scituate, Rhode Island, USA

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Born: 13 July 1766 in Scituate, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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Samuel married Elizabeth WHIPPLE abt. 1791 in Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Elizabeth WHIPPLE was born 14 February 1773 in Scituate, Rhode Island, USA (North Scituate). Elizabeth died 4 September 1856 in Scituate, Rhode Island, USA (North Scituate).

Samuel WILBUR died 20 January 1853 in Scituate, Rhode Island, USA .
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Samuel WILBUR married

Elizabeth WHIPPLE
Marriage date: abt. 1791
Marriage place: , Rhode Island, USA

Children of Samuel WILBUR and Elizabeth WHIPPLE

James WILBUR

Born: 22 February 1795, Scituate, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 4 September 1876, Scituate, Rhode Island, USA

Abner WILBUR

Born: 22 June 1799, Scituate, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 13 March 1866, Scituate, Rhode Island, USA

Samuel WILBUR

Born: 13 August 1801, Scituate, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 14 February 1880, Scituate, Rhode Island, USA

Sarah Maria WILBUR

Born: 18 January 1818, Scituate, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 31 March 1888, Coventry, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Reuben Henry FISKE 4 December 1838 Place: Coventry, Rhode Island, USA (Washington) (Harris)

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Birth — 1766
13 July 1766
Scituate, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Birth of Child
James WILBUR was born 22 February 1795, Scituate, Rhode Island, USA (North Scituate)

Samuel was 28 years old.

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1799 Birth of Child
Abner WILBUR was born 22 June 1799, Scituate, Rhode Island, USA (North Scituate)

Samuel was 32 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1801 Birth of Child
Samuel WILBUR was born 13 August 1801, Scituate, Rhode Island, USA (North Scituate)

Samuel was 35 years old.

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)

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

1818 Birth of Child
Sarah Maria WILBUR was born 18 January 1818, Scituate, Rhode Island, USA (North Scituate)

Samuel was 51 years old.

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

1838 Marriage of Child
Sarah Maria WILBUR married 4 December 1838, Coventry, Rhode Island, USA (Washington) (Harris) to Reuben Henry FISKE

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

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

Death — 1853
20 January 1853
Scituate, Rhode Island, USA
He died at the age of 86.

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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state

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