Rebecca DOW

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6 July 1773 , New Hampshire, New England

Died

25 December 1847 , Gilford, New Hampshire, USA

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Born: 6 July 1773 in New Hampshire, New England

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Rebecca married Abel GLIDDEN 8 December 1796 in Belmont, New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Abel GLIDDEN was born 23 May 1773 in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, USA. Abel died 17 December 1836 in Gilford, New Hampshire, USA. Abel was the child of David GLIDDEN and Susannah GLIDDEN.

Rebecca DOW died 25 December 1847 in Gilford, New Hampshire, USA.
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Rebecca DOW married

Abel GLIDDEN
Marriage date: 8 December 1796
Marriage place: Belmont, New Hampshire, USA
Source: ancestry.com

Abel GLIDDEN was the child of David GLIDDEN and Susannah GLIDDEN

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Name: Abel Glidden

Marriage Date: 8 Dec 1796

Event Type: Marriage

Clerk's Location: Belmont, New Hampshire

Gender: Male

Spouse Name: Rebecca Dow

Spouse Gender: Female

FHL Film Number: 1000995

Ancestry.com. New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Children of Abel GLIDDEN and Rebecca DOW

Noah GLIDDEN

Born: 8 June 1798, Gilford, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 16 May 1856, Alton, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Polly CONNER

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Birth — 1773
6 July 1773
New Hampshire, New England

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)

1796 Marriage / Partner
Rebecca DOW and Abel GLIDDEN 8 December 1796, Belmont, New Hampshire, USA

She was 23 years old.

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1798 Birth of Child
Noah GLIDDEN was born 8 June 1798, Gilford, New Hampshire, USA

Rebecca was 24 years old.

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

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

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

1836 Death of Spouse/Partner
Abel GLIDDEN died 17 December 1836, Gilford, New Hampshire, USA

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

Death — 1847
25 December 1847
Gilford, New Hampshire, USA
She died at the age of 74.

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

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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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