Jedediah LINCOLN

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15 April 1767 , Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

29 September 1856 , Hingham, Massachusetts, USA

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Matthew LINCOLN Rebecca LINCOLN

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Born: 15 April 1767 in Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Matthew LINCOLN

Mother: Rebecca LINCOLN

Paternal grandparents: Matthew LINCOLN , Abigail LINCOLN

Maternal grandparents: Jedediah LINCOLN , Mary SCARLET

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Jedediah married Susanna BEAL 31 March 1793 in Hingham, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Susanna BEAL was born 15 September 1774 in Hingham, Massachusetts, USA. Susanna died 15 September 1847 in Hingham, Massachusetts, USA.

Jedediah LINCOLN died 29 September 1856 in Hingham, Massachusetts, USA.

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Susanna BEAL
Marriage date: 31 March 1793
Marriage place: Hingham, Massachusetts, USA

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Alexander Randolph LINCOLN

Born: 12 February 1806, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 27 October 1879, Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston, New York, USA

Married: Deborah L REVERE 8 March 1827 Place: Hingham, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1767
15 April 1767
Hingham, 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)

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)

1793 Marriage / Partner
Jedediah LINCOLN and Susanna BEAL 31 March 1793, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA

He was 25 years old.

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)

1806 Birth of Child
Alexander Randolph LINCOLN was born 12 February 1806, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA

Jedediah was 38 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

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.

1827 Marriage of Child
Alexander Randolph LINCOLN married 8 March 1827, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA to Deborah L REVERE

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 Spouse/Partner
Susanna BEAL died 15 September 1847, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA

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

Death — 1856
29 September 1856
Hingham, Massachusetts, 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