Candace ADAMS

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24 August 1792 , Medway, Massachusetts, USA

Died

28 April 1859 , Medway, Massachusetts, USA

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Obidiah ADAMS Abigail HARDING

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Born: 24 August 1792 in Medway, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Obidiah ADAMS

Mother: Abigail HARDING

Paternal grandparents: Nathan ADAMS , Keziah THOMPSON

Maternal grandparents: Abraham HARDING , Abigail ADAMS

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Candace married Daniel NURSE (NOURSE) 24 September 1810 in Medway, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Daniel NURSE (NOURSE) was born 16 January 1788 in Barre, Massachusetts, USA. Daniel died 10 April 1872 in Medway, Massachusetts, USA. Daniel was the child of Daniel NURSE and Patience REED.

Candace ADAMS died 28 April 1859 in Medway, Massachusetts, USA.

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Candace ADAMS married

Daniel NURSE (NOURSE)
Marriage date: 24 September 1810
Marriage place: Medway, Massachusetts, USA
Daniel NURSE (NOURSE) was the child of Daniel NURSE and Patience REED

Children of Daniel NURSE (NOURSE) and Candace ADAMS

Gilbert NURSE

Born: 10 October 1815, Medway, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 24 March 1872, Medway, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Betsey Whiting CARGILL 28 March 1838 Place: Medway, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1792
24 August 1792
Medway, Massachusetts, USA

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

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

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

1810 Marriage / Partner
Candace ADAMS and Daniel NURSE (NOURSE) 24 September 1810, Medway, Massachusetts, USA

She was 18 years old.

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.

1815 Birth of Child
Gilbert NURSE was born 10 October 1815, Medway, Massachusetts, USA

Candace was 23 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

1838 Marriage of Child
Gilbert NURSE married 28 March 1838, Medway, Massachusetts, USA to Betsey Whiting CARGILL

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

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

Death — 1859
28 April 1859
Medway, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 66.

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Evergreen Cemetery West Medway Norfolk County Massachusetts, USA

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state