Abigail WHEELOCK

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3 March 1717 , Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

5 January 1803 , East Windsor, Connecticut, USA

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Ralph WHEELOCK Ruth HUNTINGTON

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Born: 3 March 1717 in Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Father: Ralph WHEELOCK

Mother: Ruth HUNTINGTON

Paternal grandparents: Eleazer WHEELOCK , Elizabeth FULLER

Maternal grandparents: Christopher HUNTINGTON , Sarah ADGATE

Abigail WHEELOCK died 5 January 1803 in East Windsor, Connecticut, USA .

m. on Oct. 3, 1734, Rev. Benjamin Pomeroy, D.D., s. of Joseph, b. Nov. 19, 1704 at Suffield, Conn. He d. Dec. 21, 1784 at Hebron, Conn

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Birth — 1717
3 March 1717
Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

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

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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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Death — 1803
5 January 1803
East Windsor, Connecticut, USA
She died at the age of 85.

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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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