Isaac SMITH

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abt. 1791 , Hamden, Connecticut, USA

Died

abt. 1831 , Connecticut, USA

Cause of Death: drowned?

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Abram (Abraham) SMITH Elizabeth MINOT

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Born: abt. 1791 in Hamden, Connecticut, USA

Father: Abram (Abraham) SMITH

Mother: Elizabeth MINOT

Paternal grandparents: Isaac SMITH , Katherine COOK

Maternal grandparents: James MINOT , Rebecca BLANCHARD

Isaac SMITH died abt. 1831 in Connecticut, USA.

Possible date of death: 23 May 1831

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Isaac Smith
Birth Place (City, State or Country): Hamden, Connecticut
Age: 15
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Customs District: New Haven
Date Issued: 02-05-1806
Certificate Number: 35
Birth Place (City, State or Country): Hamden, Connecticut
Age: 20
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Customs District: New Haven
Date Issued: 09-30-1811
Certificate Number: 106

Is this him? Isaac Smith, drowned, a. 39, May 23, 1831.
Source: Woodbury, Connecticut Deaths 1678-1898

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

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1798 Baptism
Name: Isaac Smith
Father's Name: Abram Smith
Baptism Date: 1798
Baptism Place: Hamden, Connecticut, USA
Volume Title: Volume 049 Hamden

SMITH, Abigail, Elizabeth, Minot & Isaac, children of Abram, bp. 1798, in East Plain Church, Volume 5, Page 4

Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 2013. Original data: Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut.
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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

1820 Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut
Abram Smith
1 male, 45+ (Abram); 1 female, 45+ (Elizabeth); 1 person engaged in agriculture (Abram)

Isaac Smith
1 male, age 10-16; 1 male, age 26-45 (Isaac); 1 female, under 10; 1 female, age 16-26 (wife); 1 person engaged in agriculture (Isaac)
1820 U.S. Census
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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

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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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