Hannah HOBART

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20 January 1735 , Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

8 October 1823 , Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 20 January 1735 in Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Hannah married Abel KENT 17 November 1757 in Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Abel KENT was born 7 August 1730 in Hingham, Massachusetts, USA. Abel died 15 October 1826 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA.

Hannah HOBART died 8 October 1823 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA.
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Hannah HOBART married

Abel KENT
Marriage date: 17 November 1757
Marriage place: , Province of Massachusetts Bay

Children of Abel KENT and Hannah HOBART

Elizabeth KENT

Born: 26 January 1759, Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 26 December 1797, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Abraham TOWER 30 August 1789 Place: Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Hannah KENT

Born: 29 October 1775, Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 20 May 1806, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Abraham TOWER 18 October 1800 Place: Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1735
20 January 1735
Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Hannah HOBART and Abel KENT 17 November 1757, , Massachusetts, USA

She was 22 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Elizabeth KENT was born 26 January 1759, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA

Hannah was 24 years old.

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

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

1775 Birth of Child
Hannah KENT was born 29 October 1775, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA

Hannah was 40 years old.

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)

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

1789 Marriage of Child
Elizabeth KENT married 30 August 1789, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA to Abraham TOWER

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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1797 Death of Child
Elizabeth KENT died 26 December 1797, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Hannah was 62 years old.

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Hannah KENT married 18 October 1800, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA to Abraham TOWER

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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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)

1806 Death of Child
Hannah KENT died 20 May 1806, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Hannah was 71 years old.

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

Death — 1823
8 October 1823
Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 88.

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