Patience REED

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1 December 1756 , Rutland, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

10 October 1842 , Barre, Massachusetts, USA

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Benjamin REED Mary MUZZY

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Born: 1 December 1756 in Rutland, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Benjamin REED

Mother: Mary MUZZY

Paternal grandparents: Benjamin REED , Rebecca STONE

Maternal grandparents: John MUZZY , Elizabeth BRADSHAW

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Patience married Daniel NURSE . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Daniel NURSE was born 13 September 1757 in Barre, Massachusetts, USA. Daniel died 26 October 1842 in Barre, Massachusetts, USA. Daniel was the child of Timothy NURSE and Jane CALDWELL.

Patience REED died 10 October 1842 in Barre, Massachusetts, USA.
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Daniel NURSE was the child of Timothy NURSE and Jane CALDWELL

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Daniel NURSE (NOURSE)

Born: 16 January 1788, Barre, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 10 April 1872, Medway, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Candace ADAMS 24 September 1810 Place: Medway, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1756
1 December 1756
Rutland, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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)

1788 Birth of Child
Daniel NURSE (NOURSE) was born 16 January 1788, Barre, Massachusetts, USA

Patience was 31 years old.

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)

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 of Child
Daniel NURSE (NOURSE) married 24 September 1810, Medway, Massachusetts, USA to Candace ADAMS

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

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

Patience REED - Grave Inscription: Daniel Nurss died Oct. 26, 1842, AE 85 -- Patience his wife died Oct. 10, 1842 AE 87

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Daniel Nurss died Oct. 26, 1842, AE 85 -- Patience his wife died Oct. 10, 1842 AE 87

Kendal Plain Cemetery Barre Worcester County Massachusetts, USA

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Death — 1842
10 October 1842
Barre, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 85.

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Kendal Plain Cemetery Barre Worcester 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