Benjamin WRIGHT

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8 August 1791 , Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Died

18 December 1853 , Burlington, Vermont, USA

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Born: 8 August 1791 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

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Benjamin married Margaret PREAVY 1 September 1838 in Westford, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Margaret PREAVY was born May 1819 in Canada. Margaret died 23 December 1901 in Burlington, Vermont, USA.

Benjamin WRIGHT died 18 December 1853 in Burlington, Vermont, USA.
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Margaret PREAVY
Marriage date: 1 September 1838
Marriage place: Westford, Vermont, USA

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Benjamin Stephen WRIGHT

Born: 21 May 1851, Colchester, Vermont, USA
Died: 6 February 1882, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Married: Melvina LUCIA 5 July 1873 Place: Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

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Birth — 1791
8 August 1791
Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

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)

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

1838 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin WRIGHT and Margaret PREAVY 1 September 1838, Westford, Vermont, USA

He was 47 years old.

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

1851 Birth of Child
Benjamin Stephen WRIGHT was born 21 May 1851, Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

Benjamin was 59 years old.

Death — 1853
18 December 1853
Burlington, Vermont, USA
He died at the age of 62.

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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