Bathsheba BALLOU

Born

15 February 1698 , Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Died

15 January 1790 , Smithfield, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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Born: 15 February 1698 in Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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Bathsheba married Daniel ARNOLD 16 October 1720 in Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Daniel ARNOLD was born 1 May 1699 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Daniel died 30 July 1773 in Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater). Daniel was the child of John ARNOLD and Mary MOWRY.

Bathsheba BALLOU died 15 January 1790 in Smithfield, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations .

daughter of James Ballou and Susanna Whitman

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Daniel ARNOLD
Marriage date: 16 October 1720
Marriage place: Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Daniel ARNOLD was the child of John ARNOLD and Mary MOWRY

Children of Daniel ARNOLD and Bathsheba BALLOU

Rachel ARNOLD

Born: 19 December 1730, Smithfield, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 12 September 1820, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Stephen ARNOLD 27 May 1749 Place: Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater)

Dorcas ARNOLD

Born: 18 May 1732, Smithfield, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 25 September 1825, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA

Married: James CARGILL 7 September 1752 Place: Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater)

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Birth — 1698
15 February 1698
Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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

1720 Marriage / Partner
Bathsheba BALLOU and Daniel ARNOLD 16 October 1720, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

She was 22 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Rachel ARNOLD was born 19 December 1730, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater)

Bathsheba was 32 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Dorcas ARNOLD was born 18 May 1732, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater)

Bathsheba was 34 years old.

1749 Marriage of Child
Rachel ARNOLD married 27 May 1749, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater) to Stephen ARNOLD

1752 Marriage of Child
Dorcas ARNOLD married 7 September 1752, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater) to James CARGILL

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

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Daniel ARNOLD died 30 July 1773, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater)

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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Death — 1790
15 January 1790
Smithfield, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
She died at the age of 91.

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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state

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