Peleg COLE

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11 November 1756 , Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

28 February 1844 , Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

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Born: 11 November 1756 in Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Peleg married Mary SALISBURY abt. 1776 . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Mary SALISBURY was born 9 June 1756 in Scituate, Rhode Island, USA (North Scituate). Mary died 27 January 1839 in Rome, Lenawee, Michigan, USA. Mary was the child of Ephraim SALISBURY and Martha COLE.

Peleg COLE died 28 February 1844 in Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, USA.
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Mary SALISBURY
Marriage date: abt. 1776
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Mary SALISBURY was the child of Ephraim SALISBURY and Martha COLE

Children of Peleg COLE and Mary SALISBURY

Susanna COLE

Born: 5 June 1778, Foster, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: ,

Sybel COLE

Born: 21 May 1780, Foster, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: ,

Gardner COLE

Born: 18 April 1782, Foster, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: abt. 1783, Kingsbury, Crown Colony of New York

Enfield N COLE

Born: 31 May 1791, Pownal, Vermont, USA
Died: 27 April 1852, Bethel, Branch, Michigan, USA

Married: Caleb N BATES 1809 Place: Otsego, New York, USA (Cooperstown)

Winslow COLE

Born: abt. 1793, , Vermont, USA
Died: 5 May 1873, Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

Married: Diadema GALLAP 1821

Married: Betsey MEYERS 1833 Place: , New York, USA

Betsy COLE

Born: abt. 1796, , New York, USA
Died: 16 June 1893, Coldwater, Branch, Michigan, USA

Married: Daniel Elias SHERMAN 1828

Priscilla COLE

Born: 4 December 1801, New Lisbon, Otsego, New York, USA
Died: 4 March 1893, Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

Married: Daniel BATES 11 October 1818

Lucinda COLE

Born: 13 February 1808, , New York, USA
Died: 1 September 1851, Ovid Township, Branch, Michigan, USA

Married: Benjamin H BATES 1831 Place: , New York, USA

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Birth — 1756
11 November 1756
Swansea, 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)

1778 Birth of Child
Susanna COLE was born 5 June 1778, Foster, Rhode Island, USA (North Foster)

Peleg was 21 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Sybel COLE was born 21 May 1780, Foster, Rhode Island, USA (North Foster)

Peleg was 23 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Gardner COLE was born 18 April 1782, Foster, Rhode Island, USA (North Foster)

Peleg was 25 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 Birth of Child
Enfield N COLE was born 31 May 1791, Pownal, Vermont, USA (North, Center)

Peleg was 34 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Priscilla COLE was born 4 December 1801, New Lisbon, Otsego, New York, USA

Peleg was 45 years old.

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)

1808 Birth of Child
Lucinda COLE was born 13 February 1808, , New York, USA

Peleg was 51 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.

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)

1839 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary SALISBURY died 27 January 1839, Rome, Lenawee, Michigan, 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)

Death — 1844
28 February 1844
Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
He died at the age of 87.

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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