Paul STURDEVANT

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abt. 1781 , Plympton, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Died

9 April 1846 , Sombra Township, Lambton, Canada West

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Born: abt. 1781 in Plympton, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

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Paul married Anna GRAYSON abt. 1828 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anna GRAYSON was born abt. 1808 in Lambton, Ontario, Canada.

Paul STURDEVANT died 9 April 1846 in Sombra Township, Lambton, Canada West.
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Anna GRAYSON
Marriage date: abt. 1828
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Anne STURDEVANT

Born: 26 August 1833, Wilkesport, Lambton Co., Upper Canada
Died: 27 July 1908, Wilkesport, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada

Married: David Edward SHEPPARD 20 March 1856 Place: Marine City, Michigan, USA

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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1833 Birth of Child
Anne STURDEVANT was born 26 August 1833, Wilkesport, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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)

Death — 1846
9 April 1846
Sombra Township, Lambton, Canada West

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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