Joseph ATWELL

Born

abt. 1731 , Bloomfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

April 1798 , Aurelius, Cayuga, New York, USA

Joseph married Miriam CASE 27 December 1753 in Windsor, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Miriam CASE was born 23 March 1732 in Simsbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut. Miriam died 4 June 1765 in Bloomfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut . Miriam was the child of Nathaniel CASE and Miriam BURR .

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Joseph ATWELL married

Miriam CASE
Marriage date: 27 December 1753
Marriage place: Windsor, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Miriam CASE was the child of Nathaniel CASE and Miriam BURR

Children of Joseph ATWELL and Miriam CASE

Phoebe ATWELL

Born: 5 June 1755, Dutchess County, Crown Colony of New York
Died: 14 November 1840, Bloomfield, Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada

Married: Joseph LEAVENS 1777

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1753 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ATWELL and Miriam CASE 27 December 1753, Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock)

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

1755 Birth of Child
Phoebe ATWELL was born 5 June 1755, Dutchess County, New York, USA

1765 Death of Spouse/Partner
Miriam CASE died 4 June 1765, Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA (Wintonbury)

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)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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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

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Death — 1798
April 1798
Aurelius, Cayuga, New York, USA

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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