Lydia
RICE
(b.
29 April 1762
,
Mendon, Province of Massachusetts Bay
d.
27 December 1837
,
Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Lydia RICE was born 29 April 1762 in Mendon, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Lydia RICE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Lydia married Jonas SIBLEY 29 January 1785 in Sutton, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jonas SIBLEY was born 7 March 1762 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA. Jonas died 5 February 1834 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA.
Lydia RICE died 27 December 1837 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA.
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Family and Children of Lydia RICE
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Jonas SIBLEY-- Date: 29 January 1785 Place: Sutton, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Children of Jonas SIBLEY and Lydia RICE:
Jonas Leonard SIBLEY (b.8 January 1791, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 February 1852, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Margaret Newsum MONROE 12 November 1817 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Jonas SIBLEY-- Date: 29 January 1785 Place: Sutton, Crown Colony of Massachusetts BayChildren of Jonas SIBLEY and Lydia RICE:
Jonas Leonard SIBLEY (b.8 January 1791, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 February 1852, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA)m. Margaret Newsum MONROE 12 November 1817 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
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1762 Birth 29 April 1762
Mendon, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1785 Marriage / PartnerLydia RICE and Jonas SIBLEY 29 January 1785, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
She was 22 years old.
1791 Birth of ChildJonas Leonard SIBLEY was born 8 January 1791, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia 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.1817 Marriage of ChildJonas Leonard SIBLEY married 12 November 1817, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA to Margaret Newsum MONROE
1834 Death of Spouse/PartnerJonas SIBLEY died 5 February 1834, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
1837 Death 27 December 1837
Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 75.
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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
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