Keziah FREEMAN

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20 May 1765 , Charlton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

8 November 1829 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Benjamin FREEMAN Deborah CHILD

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Born: 20 May 1765 in Charlton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Benjamin FREEMAN

Mother: Deborah CHILD

Paternal grandparents: Samuel FREEMAN , Mary CHUBB

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Keziah married Jeremiah SHUMWAY 19 April 1786 in Sturbridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jeremiah SHUMWAY was born 9 August 1762 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA. Jeremiah died 24 October 1801 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale). Jeremiah was the child of Jeremiah SHUMWAY and Abigail MOORE.

Keziah FREEMAN died 8 November 1829 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Jeremiah SHUMWAY
Marriage date: 19 April 1786
Marriage place: Sturbridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Jeremiah SHUMWAY was the child of Jeremiah SHUMWAY and Abigail MOORE

Children of Jeremiah SHUMWAY and Keziah FREEMAN

Abigail SHUMWAY

Born: 14 February 1787, Sturbridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 25 November 1869, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Joseph MARCY 4 April 1806 Place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Adelaide SHUMWAY

Born: 16 September 1794, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 6 August 1866, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Luther AMMIDOWN 20 July 1817

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Birth — 1765
20 May 1765
Charlton, 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)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Keziah FREEMAN and Jeremiah SHUMWAY 19 April 1786, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

She was 20 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Abigail SHUMWAY was born 14 February 1787, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Keziah was 21 years old.

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)

1794 Birth of Child
Adelaide SHUMWAY was born 16 September 1794, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Keziah was 29 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

1801 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jeremiah SHUMWAY died 24 October 1801, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

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 Marriage of Child
Abigail SHUMWAY married 4 April 1806, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale) to Joseph MARCY

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.

Death — 1829
8 November 1829
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 64.

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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