Catherine DAVIS

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28 May 1773 , Sandwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

9 June 1853 , Greenwich, Ohio, USA

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Born: 28 May 1773 in Sandwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Catherine married John JENNEY 22 December 1793 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
John JENNEY was born 12 July 1773 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram). John died 2 March 1852 in Greenwich, Ohio, USA.

Catherine DAVIS died 9 June 1853 in Greenwich, Ohio, USA.

daughter of Nicholas Davis and Sarah Williams

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Catherine DAVIS married

John JENNEY
Marriage date: 22 December 1793
Marriage place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Children of John JENNEY and Catherine DAVIS

Mordecai Wetherell JENNEY

Born: 23 February 1798, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 10 November 1864, Greenwich, Ohio, USA

Married: Isabella Pauline SALISBURY 12 June 1817 Place: Scipio, New York, USA

Beersheba JENNEY

Born: 1 April 1800, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA
Died: , Greenwich, Ohio, USA

Married: Eleazar Lord SALISBURY 1818

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Birth — 1733
28 May 1773
Sandwich, 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)

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)

1793 Marriage / Partner
Catherine DAVIS and John JENNEY 22 December 1793, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

She was 20 years old.

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1798 Birth of Child
Mordecai Wetherell JENNEY was born 23 February 1798, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Catherine was 24 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Beersheba JENNEY was born 1 April 1800, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA

Catherine was 26 years old.

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

1817 Marriage of Child
Mordecai Wetherell JENNEY married 12 June 1817, Scipio, New York, USA to Isabella Pauline SALISBURY

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

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)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1852 Death of Spouse/Partner
John JENNEY died 2 March 1852, Greenwich, Ohio, USA

Death — 1853
9 June 1853
Greenwich, Ohio, USA
She died at the age of 80.

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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