Miriam WARD

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27 March 1764 , Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

9 May 1850 , Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA

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Born: 27 March 1764 in Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Miriam married John AKELEY 29 October 1781 in Suffield, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John AKELEY was born 4 September 1757 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale). John died 1 April 1819 in Oxford, Chenango, New York, USA. John was the child of Francis AKELEY (ACKLEY) (ECKLEY) and Tabitha BULL.

Miriam WARD died 9 May 1850 in Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA.
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John AKELEY
Marriage date: 29 October 1781
Marriage place: Suffield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
John AKELEY was the child of Francis AKELEY (ACKLEY) (ECKLEY) and Tabitha BULL

Children of John AKELEY and Miriam WARD

Polly AKELEY

Born: 18 March 1783, Wethersfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 30 August 1847, Rocky Hill, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1764
27 March 1764
Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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)

1781 Marriage / Partner
Miriam WARD and John AKELEY 29 October 1781, Suffield, Connecticut, USA

She was 17 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Polly AKELEY was born 18 March 1783, Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA

Miriam was 18 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

George Washington Genealogy

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

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

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

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1819 Death of Spouse/Partner
John AKELEY died 1 April 1819, Oxford, Chenango, New York, USA

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

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)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1847 Death of Child
Polly AKELEY died 30 August 1847, Rocky Hill, Connecticut, USA

Miriam was 83 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

Death — 1850
9 May 1850
Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA
She died at the age of 86.

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state