Samuel DARBY (DERBY)

Born

8 September 1757 , Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

13 March 1839 , Dublin, New Hampshire, USA

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Joseph DARBY Silence HUBBARD

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Born: 8 September 1757 in Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Joseph DARBY

Mother: Silence HUBBARD

Maternal grandparents: Samuel HUBBARD , Prudence TEMPLE

Samuel had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Samuel married Hannah MINOT 18 August 1785 in Concord, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Hannah MINOT was born 9 February 1767 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville). Hannah died 11 September 1857 in Dublin, New Hampshire, USA. Hannah was the child of James MINOT and Rebecca BLANCHARD.

Samuel DARBY (DERBY) died 13 March 1839 in Dublin, New Hampshire, USA.

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Samuel DARBY (DERBY) married

Hannah MINOT
Marriage date: 18 August 1785
Marriage place: Concord, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007).

Hannah MINOT was the child of James MINOT and Rebecca BLANCHARD

Marriage notes:

"1785 DARBY Saml. Darby and Hannah Minot both of concord were married by Jn Cuming Esqr Augt. 18 1785 Marriage Concord"

Children of Samuel DARBY (DERBY) and Hannah MINOT

Betsey DARBY

Born: 6 November 1785, Lincoln, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 13 August 1805, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Sally (Sarah) DARBY

Born: 26 July 1787, Lincoln, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 17 September 1822, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*

Married: Lemuel M BRADLEY 30 April 1820 Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*

Hannah DARBY

Born: 26 April 1789, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 10 March 1874, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Married: George MORSE 26 April 1814 Place: Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel Granville DARBY

Born: 24 July 1790, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 26 September 1874, Springfield, Vermont, USA

Married: Lucretia FARWELL 29 November 1821 Place: Nelson, New Hampshire, USA (Munsonville) (Packersfield)

James DARBY

Born: 6 May 1792, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 3 August 1792, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA

Rebecca DARBY

Born: 15 July 1793, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 7 December 1853, Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Martin MORSE 21 November 1819 Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*

James DARBY

Born: 6 July 1795, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 16 January 1867, Nelson, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Sarah FARWELL 26 March 1828

Mary Polley DARBY

Born: 5 April 1797, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1812, , Massachusetts, USA

Sennath (Asenath) DARBY

Born: 18 July 1799, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 17 January 1815, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*

Miranda DARBY

Born: 20 July 1801, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 27 October 1886, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Asa HUNT 7 July 1824 Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*

Nathan DARBY

Born: 17 February 1803, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 22 March 1882, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Elizabeth SHAW 8 September 1829 Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Harriet DARBY

Born: 10 October 1804, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 15 October 1805, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA

Minot DERBY

Born: 14 July 1806, Littleton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 15 March 1854, Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA

Sherman Minot DERBY

Born: 4 July 1808, Littleton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 6 July 1880, Dublin, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Dorothy Colburn BROAD 14 November 1837 Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*

Married: Mary A HART 30 December 1852 Place: Keene, New Hampshire, USA

Gilbert DERBY

Born: 14 February 1810, Littleton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 8 February 1821, Nelson, New Hampshire, USA

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Birth — 1757
8 September 1757
Concord, 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)

U.S. Revolutionary War
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank: PRIVATE
Birth: 9-15-1757 CONCORD MASSACHUSETTS
Death: 3-13-1839 DUBLIN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Pension Number: *S
Service Description: 1) CAPT.JEWETT,COL.CUSHING

Spouse: Hannah Minot
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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)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Samuel DARBY (DERBY) and Hannah MINOT 18 August 1785, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

He was 27 years old.

1785 Birth of Child
Betsey DARBY was born 6 November 1785, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 28 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Sally (Sarah) DARBY was born 26 July 1787, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 29 years old.

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 Birth of Child
Hannah DARBY was born 26 April 1789, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 31 years old.

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1790 - Lincoln, Massachusetts
Name: Saml Darby
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1790
Event Place: Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Note:
Page: 331
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M637
Affiliate Film Number: 4
GS Film Number: 0568144
Digital Folder Number: 005157136
Image Number: 00370
1790 U.S. Census
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1790 Birth of Child
Samuel Granville DARBY was born 24 July 1790, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 32 years old.

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1792 Birth of Child
James DARBY was born 6 May 1792, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 34 years old.

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

1793 Birth of Child
Rebecca DARBY was born 15 July 1793, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 35 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
James DARBY was born 6 July 1795, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 37 years old.

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1797 Birth of Child
Mary Polley DARBY was born 5 April 1797, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 39 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Sennath (Asenath) DARBY was born 18 July 1799, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 41 years old.

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

1800 - Lincoln, Massachusetts
Name: Samuel Derby
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1800
Event Place: Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Note:
Page: 1272
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M32
Affiliate Film Number: 17
GS Film Number: 205615
Digital Folder Number: 004956016
Image Number: 00018
1800 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Revolutionary War Pension Records
Darby, Samuel

Veteran Surname: Darby
Veteran Given Name: Samuel
State: Massachusetts
Service: Mass.
Pension No.: W. 22,930

Pensioner Surname: Darby
Pensioner Given Names: Hannah

Additional Names Appearing in This Document:

Hannah Minot
James Minot
C C Abbott
Samuel Derby
Silence
Samuel Darby
Herbert Pond
Joseph Darby
Cummings

Source: www.worldvitalrecords.com

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1801 Birth of Child
Miranda DARBY was born 20 July 1801, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 43 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Nathan DARBY was born 17 February 1803, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 45 years old.

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1804 Birth of Child
Harriet DARBY was born 10 October 1804, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 47 years old.

1805 Death of Child
Betsey DARBY died 13 August 1805, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 47 years old.

1805 Death of Child
Harriet DARBY died 15 October 1805, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 48 years old.

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1806 Birth of Child
Minot DERBY was born 14 July 1806, Littleton, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 48 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Sherman Minot DERBY was born 4 July 1808, Littleton, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 50 years old.

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

1810 Birth of Child
Gilbert DERBY was born 14 February 1810, Littleton, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 52 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.

1814 Marriage of Child
Hannah DARBY married 26 April 1814, Brookline, Massachusetts, USA to George MORSE

1815 Death of Child
Sennath (Asenath) DARBY died 17 January 1815, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*

Samuel was 57 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1819 Marriage of Child
Rebecca DARBY married 21 November 1819, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA* to Martin MORSE

1820 Marriage of Child
Sally (Sarah) DARBY married 30 April 1820, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA* to Lemuel M BRADLEY

1821 Death of Child
Gilbert DERBY died 8 February 1821, Nelson, New Hampshire, USA (Munsonville) (Packersfield)

Samuel was 63 years old.

1821 Marriage of Child
Samuel Granville DARBY married 29 November 1821, Nelson, New Hampshire, USA (Munsonville) (Packersfield) to Lucretia FARWELL

1822 Death of Child
Sally (Sarah) DARBY died 17 September 1822, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*

Samuel was 65 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Marriage of Child
Miranda DARBY married 7 July 1824, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA* to Asa HUNT

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

1829 Marriage of Child
Nathan DARBY married 8 September 1829, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale) to Elizabeth SHAW

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

1837 Marriage of Child
Sherman Minot DERBY married 14 November 1837, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA* to Dorothy Colburn BROAD

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Nelson Cemetery Nelson, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA

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Death — 1839
13 March 1839
Dublin, New Hampshire, USA
He died at the age of 81.

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Nelson Cemetery Nelson, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA

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Last updated: 2/4/2022 1:37:34 PM

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February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state