Josiah BARNES

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15 January 1752 , Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

23 July 1843 , Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

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Benjamin BARNES Experience RIDER

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Born: 15 January 1752 in Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Benjamin BARNES

Mother: Experience RIDER

Maternal grandparents: Josiah RIDER , Experience JENNINGS

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Josiah married Rebecca KIDDER 25 November 1779 in Dudley, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rebecca KIDDER was born 3 May 1761 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA. Rebecca died 19 July 1819 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA. Rebecca was the child of Samuel KIDDER and Sara CORBIN.

Josiah BARNES died 23 July 1843 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA.
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Rebecca KIDDER
Marriage date: 25 November 1779
Marriage place: Dudley, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Rebecca KIDDER was the child of Samuel KIDDER and Sara CORBIN

Children of Josiah BARNES and Rebecca KIDDER

Benjamin F BARNES

Born: 11 July 1794, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 25 December 1877, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Nancy STOCKWELL 12 March 1819 Place: Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1752
15 January 1752
Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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)

1779 Marriage / Partner
Josiah BARNES and Rebecca KIDDER 25 November 1779, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

He was 27 years old.

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)

1794 Birth of Child
Benjamin F BARNES was born 11 July 1794, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Josiah was 42 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)

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

1819 Marriage of Child
Benjamin F BARNES married 12 March 1819, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA to Nancy STOCKWELL

1819 Death of Spouse/Partner
Rebecca KIDDER died 19 July 1819, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

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

Death — 1843
23 July 1843
Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 91.

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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