Benjamin EVANS

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November 1743 , Somersworth, New Hampshire, New England

Died

2 April 1844 , Kennebunk, Maine, USA

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Born: November 1743 in Somersworth, New Hampshire, New England

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Benjamin married Lydia WHIDDEN 4 July 1776 in Dover, Crown Colony of New Hampshire . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lydia WHIDDEN was born abt. 1750 in New Hampshire, USA.

Benjamin EVANS died 2 April 1844 in Kennebunk, Maine, USA.

son of Joseph Evans and Keziah Wentworth Hall

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Benjamin EVANS married

Lydia WHIDDEN
Marriage date: 4 July 1776
Marriage place: Dover, Crown Colony of New Hampshire
Source: ancestry.com

Marriage notes:

Name: Benjamin Evans

Marriage Date: 4 Jul 1776

Event Type: Marriage

Clerk's Location: Dover, New Hampshire

Gender: Male

Spouse Name: Lydia Widden

Spouse Gender: Female

FHL Film Number: 1000987

Ancestry.com. New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Children of Benjamin EVANS and Lydia WHIDDEN

Theodore Lyman EVANS

Born: 6 June 1790, Lyman, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 2 February 1887, Gilmanton, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Mary Quimby KNOWLES

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Birth — 1743
November 1743
Somersworth, New Hampshire, New England

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

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin EVANS and Lydia WHIDDEN 4 July 1776, Dover, New Hampshire, USA

He was 32 years old.

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

George Washington Genealogy

1790 Birth of Child
Theodore Lyman EVANS was born 6 June 1790, Lyman, Maine, USA

Benjamin was 46 years old.

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

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

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

Death — 1844
2 April 1844
Kennebunk, Maine, USA
He died at the age of 100.

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New Hampshire was named by Captain John Mason after Hampshire, England. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1686 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New Hampshire, New England
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New Hampshire
June 21, 1788 - New Hampshire becomes 9th U.S. state

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