Martha YOUNG

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abt. 1763 , Philadelphia, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania

Died

4 November 1845 , Harmony, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Born: abt. 1763 in Philadelphia, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania

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Martha married Benjamin Boylston CUSHING abt. 1788 in Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Benjamin Boylston CUSHING was born 20 June 1766 in Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Benjamin Boylston died abt. 1867 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada .

Martha YOUNG died 4 November 1845 in Harmony, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Martha YOUNG married

Benjamin Boylston CUSHING
Marriage date: abt. 1788
Marriage place: , Nova Scotia, Canada

Children of Benjamin Boylston CUSHING and Martha YOUNG

Charles Mott CUSHING

Born: 3 August 1791, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 12 September 1887, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Jane FREEMAN 20 January 1821

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 Birth of Child
Charles Mott CUSHING was born 3 August 1791, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

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)

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)

Death — 1845
4 November 1845
Harmony, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Pennsylvania means 'Penn's woods' or 'Penn's land.' Quaker William Penn was granted the tract of land by King Charles II of England in 1681 as repayment of debt owed to Penn's father, Admiral William Penn. Originally, Penn suggested Sylvania (woodland) for his land. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1787 - Crown Colony of Pennsylvania
December 12, 1787 - Pennsylvania becomes 2nd U.S. state

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