James BARKER

Born

10 August 1772 , Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

13 October 1847 , Bloomfield, Prince Edward, Canada West

James married Mary LEAVENS abt. 1800 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary LEAVENS was born 1 January 1777 in Dutchess County, Crown Colony of New York. Mary died 2 August 1841 in Hallowell, Prince Edward, Prince Edward, Canada West. Mary was the child of Joseph LEAVENS and Phoebe ATWELL .

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James BARKER married

Mary LEAVENS
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Mary LEAVENS was the child of Joseph LEAVENS and Phoebe ATWELL

Children of James BARKER and Mary LEAVENS

Hugh Judge BARKER

Born: 9 April 1800, Bloomfield, Prince Edward, Upper Canada
Died: 4 March 1877, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada

Married: Mary AUGUSTUS 7 November 1824

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Birth — 1772
10 August 1772
Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Birth of Child
Hugh Judge BARKER was born 9 April 1800, Bloomfield, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada

James was 27 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1841 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary LEAVENS died 2 August 1841, Hallowell, Prince Edward, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada

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)

Death — 1847
13 October 1847
Bloomfield, Prince Edward, Canada West
He 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