Samuel CUMMINGS

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14 February 1709 , Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

11 December 1804 , Sharon, Massachusetts, USA

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John CUMMINGS Susannah TOWNE

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Born: 14 February 1709 in Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: John CUMMINGS

Mother: Susannah TOWNE

Paternal grandparents: Isaac CUMMINGS , Mary ANDREWS

Samuel CUMMINGS died 11 December 1804 in Sharon, Massachusetts, USA.

Samuel Cummings was born on 14 Feb 1709 in Topsfield. He married Susanna Hood on 7 Nov 1733 in Topsfield.

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Birth — 1709
14 February 1709
Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

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)

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)

Death — 1804
11 December 1804
Sharon, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 95.

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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