Thomas BURGIS

Born

24 February 1738 , Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

14 June 1799 , Guilford, Connecticut, USA

Thomas married Olive DUDLEY 9 August 1769 in Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Olive DUDLEY was born 3 June 1746 in Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut. Olive died 18 August 1813 in Guilford, Connecticut, USA.

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Thomas BURGIS married

Olive DUDLEY
Marriage date: 9 August 1769
Marriage place: Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Children of Thomas BURGIS and Olive DUDLEY

Sarah Ann BURGIS

Born: 9 May 1783, Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: abt. 1856, Wicklow, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: John FINNEMORE 11 October 1817

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Birth — 1738
24 February 1738
Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1769 Marriage / Partner
Thomas BURGIS and Olive DUDLEY 9 August 1769, Guilford, Connecticut, USA

He was 31 years old.

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1783 Birth of Child
Sarah Ann BURGIS was born 9 May 1783, Guilford, Connecticut, USA

Thomas was 45 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

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

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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Death — 1799
14 June 1799
Guilford, Connecticut, USA
He died at the age of 61.

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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