Wheat BEALS

Born

30 June 1784 , Goshen, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Died

24January 1874 , Swanton, Vermont, USA

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Adam, Jr. BEALS Lydia Wheat BEAL

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Born: 30 June 1784 in Goshen, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Adam, Jr. BEALS

Mother: Lydia Wheat BEAL

Paternal grandparents: Adam BEALS , Jael WARRICK

Maternal grandparents: Lazarus BEAL , Lydia WHEAT

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Wheat married Jerusha BETTEY 2 January 1811 in Fairfax, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Jerusha BETTEY was born 2 January 1791 in Williston, Vermont, USA. Jerusha died 1 September 1864 in St Albans, Vermont, USA.

Wheat BEALS died 24January 1874 in Swanton, Vermont, USA.
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Wheat BEALS married

Jerusha BETTEY
Marriage date: 2 January 1811
Marriage place: Fairfax, Vermont, USA

Children of Wheat BEALS and Jerusha BETTEY

Hiram BEALS

Born: abt. 1813, , Vermont, USA
Died: 4 April 1878, , Vermont, USA

William Henry BEALS

Born: abt. 1813, St Albans, Vermont, USA
Died: 24 March 1880, Swanton, Vermont, USA

Caroline BEALS

Born: abt. 1818, Franklin, Vermont, USA
Died: 1 May 1888, St Albans, Vermont, USA

Ruth B BEALS

Born: abt. 1821, Franklin, Vermont, USA
Died: 14 June 1906, Swanton, Vermont, USA

Lucinda BEALS

Born: March 1823, , Vermont, USA
Died: abt. 1904, Mohawk, Montgomery, New York, USA

James Harrison BEALS

Born: 2 May 1825, St Albans, Vermont, USA
Died: 27 June 1869, Walden, Vermont, USA

Mary Anna BEALS

Born: 8 February 1830, St Albans, Vermont, USA
Died: 14 February 1907, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Marietta BEALS

Born: 10 September 1831, Franklin, Vermont, USA
Died: 19 August 1858, Swanton, Vermont, USA

Myron M BEALS

Born: abt. 1836, , Vermont, USA
Died: 7 April 1858, Swanton, Vermont, USA

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Birth — 1784
30 June 1784
Goshen, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

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

1811 Marriage / Partner
Wheat BEALS and Jerusha BETTEY 2 January 1811, Fairfax, Vermont, USA

He was 26 years old.

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

1823 Birth of Child
Lucinda BEALS was born March 1823, , Vermont, USA

Wheat was 38 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

1825 Birth of Child
James Harrison BEALS was born 2 May 1825, St Albans, Vermont, USA

Wheat was 40 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Mary Anna BEALS was born 8 February 1830, St Albans, Vermont, USA

Wheat was 45 years old.

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

1831 Birth of Child
Marietta BEALS was born 10 September 1831, Franklin, Vermont, USA (Huntsburgh) (Browns Corners) (East Franklin) (Morses Line)

Wheat was 47 years old.

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

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

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1858 Death of Child
Myron M BEALS died 7 April 1858, Swanton, Vermont, USA

Wheat was 73 years old.

1858 Death of Child
Marietta BEALS died 19 August 1858, Swanton, Vermont, USA

Wheat was 74 years old.

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jerusha BETTEY died 1 September 1864, St Albans, Vermont, USA

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1869 Death of Child
James Harrison BEALS died 27 June 1869, Walden, Vermont, USA (South) (Dows Crossing) (Walden Heights)

Wheat was 85 years old.

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

Death — 1874
24January 1874
Swanton, Vermont, USA
He died at the age of 89.

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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