Meriam
HOVEY
(b.
30 August 1769
,
Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
d.
2 August 1842
,
Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Meriam HOVEY was born 30 August 1769 in Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Meriam HOVEY was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Meriam married Amos SHUMWAY 7 June 1788 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Amos SHUMWAY was born 11 September 1750 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA. Amos died 18 December 1816 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA.
Meriam HOVEY died 2 August 1842 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA.
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Family and Children of Meriam HOVEY
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Amos SHUMWAY-- Date: 7 June 1788 Place: Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
Children of Amos SHUMWAY and Meriam HOVEY:
Perez SHUMWAY (b.3 December 1794, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 March 1867, Griswold, Connecticut, USA )
Amos SHUMWAY-- Date: 7 June 1788 Place: Oxford, Massachusetts, USAChildren of Amos SHUMWAY and Meriam HOVEY:
Perez SHUMWAY (b.3 December 1794, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 March 1867, Griswold, Connecticut, USA )
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1769 Birth 30 August 1769
Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1788 Marriage / PartnerMeriam HOVEY and Amos SHUMWAY 7 June 1788, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
She was 18 years old.
1794 Birth of ChildPerez SHUMWAY was born 3 December 1794, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
Meriam was 25 years old.
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.
1816 Death of Spouse/PartnerAmos SHUMWAY died 18 December 1816, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
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.1842 Death 2 August 1842
Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 72.
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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)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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