Christopher PEAKE

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25 March 1742 , Woodstock, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

24 November 1794 , Schoharie, New York, USA

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Born: 25 March 1742 in Woodstock, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Christopher married Elizabeth BALIS abt. 1769 in Chatham, Crown Colony of New York . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth BALIS was born 2 January 1750 in Chatham, New York, USA. Elizabeth died 22 December 1839 in Steuben, Oneida, New York, USA.

Christopher PEAKE died 24 November 1794 in Schoharie, New York, USA.
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Elizabeth BALIS
Marriage date: abt. 1769
Marriage place: Chatham, Crown Colony of New York

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Bathsheba PEAKE

Born: abt. 1769, Charlton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 24 April 1848, Tompkins, Delaware, New York, USA

Married: Moses AXTELL 1788 Place: Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot)

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Birth — 1742
25 March 1742
Woodstock, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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

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)

Death — 1794
24 November 1794
Schoharie, New York, USA
He died at the age of 52.

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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