William Boltwood WRIGHT

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29 January 1769 , Pownal, Vermont, New England

Died

22 January 1822 , Elizabethtown Twp, Leeds, Upper Canada

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Born: 29 January 1769 in Pownal, Vermont, New England

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William Boltwood married Rachael WING abt. 1785 in Pownal, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants) . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rachael WING was born abt. 1770 in Quaker Hill, Dutchess, New York, USA.

William Boltwood WRIGHT died 22 January 1822 in Elizabethtown Twp, Leeds, Upper Canada.
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William Boltwood WRIGHT married

Rachael WING
Marriage date: abt. 1785
Marriage place: Pownal, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)

Children of William Boltwood WRIGHT and Rachael WING

Minerva WRIGHT

Born: 23 April 1807, Elizabethtown, Leeds and Grenville, Upper Canada
Died: 12 June 1869, Elizabethtown, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada

Married: Charles Quemans DUDLEY October 1825 Place: Ogdensburg, New York, USA

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Birth — 1769
29 January 1769
Pownal, Vermont, New England

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)

1807 Birth of Child
Minerva WRIGHT was born 23 April 1807, Elizabethtown, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada

William Boltwood was 38 years old.

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

Death — 1822
22 January 1822
Elizabethtown Twp, Leeds, Upper Canada
He died at the age of 53.

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French explorer Samuel de Champlain called the Green Mountains of Vermont 'Verd Mont' (green mountain) on his 1647 map. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1791 - Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
March 4, 1791 - Vermont becomes 14th U.S. state

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