Lydia Wheat BEAL

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6 July 1751 , Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

3 January 1838 , St Albans, Vermont, USA

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Lazarus BEAL Lydia WHEAT

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Born: 6 July 1751 in Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Lazarus BEAL

Mother: Lydia WHEAT

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Lydia Wheat married Adam, Jr. BEALS 19 May 1777 in Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Adam, Jr. BEALS was born 3 November 1754 in Hingham, Massachusetts, USA. Adam, Jr. died 21 July 1834 in St Albans, Vermont, USA. Adam, Jr. was the child of Adam BEALS and Jael WARRICK.

Lydia Wheat BEAL died 3 January 1838 in St Albans, Vermont, USA.
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Adam, Jr. BEALS
Marriage date: 19 May 1777
Marriage place: , Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Adam, Jr. BEALS was the child of Adam BEALS and Jael WARRICK

Children of Adam, Jr. BEALS and Lydia Wheat BEAL

Ezra BEALS

Born: 17 January 1778, Brockton, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 14 July 1853, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Polly HAMLIN 30 December 1802 Place: Hampden, Maine, USA

Lydia BEALS

Born: 17 July 1780, Goshen, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 26 October 1872, Swanton, Vermont, USA

Married: Asahel STUDLEY 22 January 1801 Place: Goshen, Massachusetts, USA

Ruth BEALS

Born: 24 July 1782, Goshen, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 1 October 1820, St Albans, Vermont, USA

Married: Eleazer BLAKE 22 January 1801 Place: Goshen, Massachusetts, USA

Wheat BEALS

Born: 30 June 1784, Goshen, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 24January 1874, Swanton, Vermont, USA

Married: Jerusha BETTEY 2 January 1811 Place: Fairfax, Vermont, USA

Richard BEALES (BEALS)

Born: 7 March 1790, , Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
Died: 18 March 1865, New Chester, Adams, Wisconsin, USA

Married: Mary Lucy WOODWARD 1812

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Birth — 1751
6 July 1751
Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Lydia Wheat BEAL and Adam, Jr. BEALS 19 May 1777, , Massachusetts, USA

She was 25 years old.

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

1778 Birth of Child
Ezra BEALS was born 17 January 1778, Brockton, Massachusetts, USA (North Bridgewater)

Lydia Wheat was 26 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Lydia BEALS was born 17 July 1780, Goshen, Massachusetts, USA

Lydia Wheat was 29 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Ruth BEALS was born 24 July 1782, Goshen, Massachusetts, USA

Lydia Wheat was 31 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)

1784 Birth of Child
Wheat BEALS was born 30 June 1784, Goshen, Massachusetts, USA

Lydia Wheat was 33 years old.

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

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

George Washington Genealogy

1790 Birth of Child
Richard BEALES (BEALS) was born 7 March 1790, , Vermont, USA

Lydia Wheat was 38 years old.

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 Marriage of Child
Lydia BEALS married 22 January 1801, Goshen, Massachusetts, USA to Asahel STUDLEY

1801 Marriage of Child
Ruth BEALS married 22 January 1801, Goshen, Massachusetts, USA to Eleazer BLAKE

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1802 Marriage of Child
Ezra BEALS married 30 December 1802, Hampden, Maine, USA to Polly HAMLIN

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

1811 Marriage of Child
Wheat BEALS married 2 January 1811, Fairfax, Vermont, USA to Jerusha BETTEY

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

1820 Death of Child
Ruth BEALS died 1 October 1820, St Albans, Vermont, USA

Lydia Wheat was 69 years old.

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

1834 Death of Spouse/Partner
Adam, Jr. BEALS died 21 July 1834, St Albans, Vermont, USA

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

Death — 1838
3 January 1838
St Albans, Vermont, 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