Hester WHEATON

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abt. 1760 , Westchester, Crown Colony of New York

Died

abt. 1846 , Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

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Born: abt. 1760 in Westchester, Crown Colony of New York

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Hester married Joseph SEARS 20 April 1780 in Crown Colony of New York . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph SEARS was born abt. 1746 in Westchester, Crown Colony of New York.

Hester WHEATON died abt. 1846 in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Hester WHEATON married

Joseph SEARS
Marriage date: 20 April 1780
Marriage place: , Crown Colony of New York

Children of Joseph SEARS and Hester WHEATON

David SEARS

Born: April 1783, Dorchester, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: March 1857, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Susanna WARD 21 December 1804

Frederick C SEARS

Born: abt. 1787, Midgic, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 5 August 1868, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Eunice WARD 20 February 1809

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1780 Marriage / Partner
Hester WHEATON and Joseph SEARS 20 April 1780, , New York, USA

1783 Birth of Child
David SEARS was born April 1783, Dorchester, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

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)

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)

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New York was named after the English Duke of York and Albany (and the brother of England's King Charles II) in 1664 when the region called New Amsterdam was taken from the Dutch. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1664 - New Amsterdam
1664 - 1687 - New York Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New York
July 26, 1788 - Virginia becomes 11th U.S. state

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