Joseph LITCHFIELD

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14 January 1751 , Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

28 January 1828 , Kittery, Maine, USA

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Born: 14 January 1751 in Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Joseph married Hannah SALISBURY 27 December 1773 in Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Hannah SALISBURY was born 29 September 1751 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Hannah died 12 September 1843 in Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA. Hannah was the child of John SALISBURY and Rebecca GOFF.

Joseph LITCHFIELD died 28 January 1828 in Kittery, Maine, USA.

son of Josiah Litchfield and Tamsin Hayden

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Joseph LITCHFIELD married

Hannah SALISBURY
Marriage date: 27 December 1773
Marriage place: Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Hannah SALISBURY was the child of John SALISBURY and Rebecca GOFF

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Hannah Salisbury married Reverend Joseph Litchfield 27 Dec 1773 in Providence, Rhode Island

New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, William Richard Cutter

Editor William Richard Cutter

Publisher Lewis historical publishing Company, 1913

Original from Harvard University

Digitized Sep 17, 2008

Page 811

Children of Joseph LITCHFIELD and Hannah SALISBURY

Nancy LITCHFIELD

Born: 10 April 1774, Kittery, Maine, New England
Died: 1 April 1853,

William LITCHFIELD

Born: 24 December 1779, Kittery, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 28 February 1831, Sanford, Maine, USA

Hannah LITCHFIELD

Born: 23 August 1783, Kittery, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: ,

Joseph LITCHFIELD

Born: 23 April 1788, Kittery, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 17 June 1839,

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Birth — 1751
14 January 1751
Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

1773 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LITCHFIELD and Hannah SALISBURY 27 December 1773, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

He was 22 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Nancy LITCHFIELD was born 10 April 1774, Kittery, Maine, USA

Joseph was 23 years old.

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 Birth of Child
William LITCHFIELD was born 24 December 1779, Kittery, Maine, USA

Joseph was 28 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Hannah LITCHFIELD was born 23 August 1783, Kittery, Maine, USA

Joseph was 32 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)

1788 Birth of Child
Joseph LITCHFIELD was born 23 April 1788, Kittery, Maine, USA

Joseph was 37 years old.

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

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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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

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.

Death — 1828
28 January 1828
Kittery, Maine, USA
He died at the age of 77.

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February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state