Joseph SHERBURNE

Born

29 October 1749 , Portsmouth, New Hampshire, New England

Died

1 September 1807 , Epsom, New Hampshire, USA

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Nathaniel SHERBURNE Sarah SHERBURNE

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Born: 29 October 1749 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, New England

Father: Nathaniel SHERBURNE

Mother: Sarah SHERBURNE

Paternal grandparents: John SHERBURNE , Ruth JOHNSON

Maternal grandparents: Henry SHERBURNE , Sarah WIGGIN

Joseph had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Joseph married Olive PITMAN abt. 1775 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Olive PITMAN was born 21 November 1749 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA (Strawbery Banke). Olive died 18 December 1832 in Epsom, New Hampshire, USA. Olive was the child of Ezekiel PITMAN and Elizabeth PEVERLY.

Joseph SHERBURNE died 1 September 1807 in Epsom, New Hampshire, USA.
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Joseph SHERBURNE married

Olive PITMAN
Marriage date: abt. 1775
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Olive PITMAN was the child of Ezekiel PITMAN and Elizabeth PEVERLY

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Joseph Sherburne (1770 - 1807)

Children of Joseph SHERBURNE and Olive PITMAN

Ruhamah SHERBURNE

Born: 7 April 1795, Epsom, New Hampshire, USA
Died: July 1878, Pittsfield, New Hampshire, USA

Married: David GREEN 1815

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Birth — 1749
29 October 1749
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, New England

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

Revolutionary War
SHERBURNE, JOSEPH
Ancestor #: A103196
Service: NEW HAMPSHIRE Rank(s): PRIVATE
Birth: 1745 PORTSMOUTH NEW HAMPSHIRE
Death: 9-1-1807 EPSOM NEW HAMPSHIRE
Service Description: 1) CAPT MANN, COL NICHOLS

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1) OLIVE PITMAN

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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)

1795 Birth of Child
Ruhamah SHERBURNE was born 7 April 1795, Epsom, New Hampshire, USA

Joseph was 45 years old.

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)

Death — 1807
1 September 1807
Epsom, New Hampshire, USA
He died at the age of 57.

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Joseph Sherburne Cemetery Epsom Merrimack County New Hampshire, USA

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New Hampshire was named by Captain John Mason after Hampshire, England. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1686 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New Hampshire, New England
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New Hampshire
June 21, 1788 - New Hampshire becomes 9th U.S. state

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