Sarah NEWTON

Born

20 November 1779 , Goshen, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

6 October 1860 , Plymouth, Wisconsin, USA

Age: 79

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Isaac NEWTON Rebecca MINOT

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Born: 20 November 1779 in Goshen, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Father: Isaac NEWTON

Mother: Rebecca MINOT

Paternal grandparents: Samuel NEWTON , Deborah BALDWIN

Maternal grandparents: James MINOT , Rebecca BLANCHARD

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Sarah married Nehemiah BURTON 31 October 1799 in Cornwall, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nehemiah BURTON was born abt. 1775 in Cornwall, Connecticut, USA. Nehemiah died abt. 1845 in Richland, New York, USA (Pulaski).

Sarah NEWTON died 6 October 1860 in Plymouth, Wisconsin, USA.
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Sarah NEWTON married

Nehemiah BURTON
Marriage date: 31 October 1799
Marriage place: Cornwall, Connecticut, USA
Source: ancestry.com

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Name: Nehemiah Burton

Marriage Date: 31 Oct 1799

Marriage Place: Cornwall, Connecticut, USA

Spouse: Mrs. Sarah Newton

Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Children of Nehemiah BURTON and Sarah NEWTON

Sherman Minot BURTON

Born: June 1812, Pinckney, New York, USA
Died: 21 May 1910, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1779
20 November 1779
Goshen, Crown Colony of Connecticut

1781 Birth - Is this her husband?
Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906
name: Nehemiah Burton
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date:
baptism/ christening place:
birth date: 06 Feb 1781
birthplace: STAMFORD TWP,FAIRFIELD,CONNETICUT
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: Solomon Burton
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Ann
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: 7450312
system origin: Connecticut-ODM
source film number: unknown
reference number:
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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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1799 Marriage / Partner
Sarah NEWTON and Nehemiah BURTON 31 October 1799, Cornwall, Connecticut, USA

She was 19 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.

1812 Birth of Child
Sherman Minot BURTON was born June 1812, Pinckney, New York, USA

Sarah was 32 years old.

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

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

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 - Syndon, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Name: Sarah Burton
Event Place: Syndon, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Number of White Males:
Number of White Females: 1
Number of Black Males:
Number of Black Females:
Foreign Born:
Line Number: 20
GS Film number: 1032689
Digital Folder Number: 4245040
Image Number: 00113

'Wisconsin State Census, 1855,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:MMMP-1CM : 10 March 2018), Sarah Burton, Syndon, Sheboygan, Wisconsin; citing line 20, State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,032,689.
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1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 - LIndon, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Name: Sarah Burton
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1860
Event Place: Lindon, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 79
Race: White
Race (Original): [Blank]
Occupation:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1781
Birthplace: Connecticut
Page: 69
Household ID: 493
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
Affiliate Film Number: 1432
GS Film Number: 805432
Digital Folder Number: 005171800
Image Number: 00545
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Death — 1860
6 October 1860
Plymouth, Wisconsin, USA
She died at the age of 80.

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Evergreen Cemetery, Lyndon, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

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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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