Francis LINCOLN

Born

29 March 1783 , Boston, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Died

27 August 1849 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Amos LINCOLN Deborah REVERE

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Born: 29 March 1783 in Boston, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Amos LINCOLN

Mother: Deborah REVERE

Paternal grandparents: Enoch LINCOLN , Rachel FEARING

Maternal grandparents: Paul REVERE , Sarah ORNE

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Francis married Eliza Langdon FROTHINGHAM February 1807 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Eliza Langdon FROTHINGHAM was born abt. 1783 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale). Eliza Langdon died 22 August 1868 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale).

Francis LINCOLN died 27 August 1849 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA .
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Eliza Langdon FROTHINGHAM
Marriage date: February 1807
Marriage place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Francis LINCOLN and Eliza Langdon FROTHINGHAM

Francis LINCOLN

Born: abt. 1808, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 22 September 1878, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth Frothingham LINCOLN

Born: May 1809, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 February 1888, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

Mary Frothingham LINCOLN

Born: 12 September 1811, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 25 May 1897, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Abby Frothingham LINCOLN

Born: 11 October 1815, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 August 1850, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Joanna Frothingham LINCOLN

Born: February 1817, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 17 December 1876, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Langdon Frothingham LINCOLN

Born: abt. 1820, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 5 September 1850, San Francisco, unorganized territory (California)

John Bumstead LINCOLN

Born: abt. 1821, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 September 1848, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1783
29 March 1783
Boston, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

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)

1807 Marriage / Partner
Francis LINCOLN and Eliza Langdon FROTHINGHAM February 1807, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

He was 23 years old.

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

1809 Birth of Child
Elizabeth Frothingham LINCOLN was born May 1809, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Francis was 26 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Mary Frothingham LINCOLN was born 12 September 1811, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Francis was 28 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.

1815 Birth of Child
Abby Frothingham LINCOLN was born 11 October 1815, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Francis was 32 years old.

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

1817 Birth of Child
Joanna Frothingham LINCOLN was born February 1817, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Francis was 33 years old.

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

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

1848 Death of Child
John Bumstead LINCOLN died 13 September 1848, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Francis was 65 years old.

Death — 1849
27 August 1849
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 66.

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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