Joseph NEWCOMB

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8 July 1751 , Lebanon, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

17 April 1832 , Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Born: 8 July 1751 in Lebanon, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Joseph married Catherine RAND 6 April 1774 in Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine RAND was born 8 July 1751 in West Tisbury, Massachusetts, USA. Catherine died 17 March 1831 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Joseph NEWCOMB died 17 April 1832 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Joseph NEWCOMB married

Catherine RAND
Marriage date: 6 April 1774
Marriage place: Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Children of Joseph NEWCOMB and Catherine RAND

Joseph NEWCOMB

Born: 14 January 1781, Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 4 August 1876, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Ruth LYONS 13 December 1804

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Birth — 1751
8 July 1751
Lebanon, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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

1774 Marriage / Partner
Joseph NEWCOMB and Catherine RAND 6 April 1774, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Joseph NEWCOMB was born 14 January 1781, Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Joseph was 29 years old.

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)

1831 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine RAND died 17 March 1831, Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death — 1832
17 April 1832
Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 80.

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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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