Joseph AMIDON

Born

20 April 1725 , Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

27 November 1810 , Navarino, Onondaga, New York, USA

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Henry AMIDON Melitiah CHENEY

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Born: 20 April 1725 in Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Henry AMIDON

Mother: Melitiah CHENEY

Maternal grandparents: Joseph CHENEY , Hannah THURSTON

Joseph had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Joseph married Patience CHAFFEE abt. 1762 in Ashford, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Patience CHAFFEE was born 16 January 1742 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA (Attleborough) (South Attleboro). Patience died abt. 1816 in South Onondaga, Onondaga, New York, USA. Patience was the child of David CHAFFEE and Martha WALKER.

Joseph AMIDON died 27 November 1810 in Navarino, Onondaga, New York, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Joseph AMIDON

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Joseph AMIDON married

Patience CHAFFEE
Marriage date: abt. 1762
Marriage place: Ashford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Patience CHAFFEE was the child of David CHAFFEE and Martha WALKER

Children of Joseph AMIDON and Patience CHAFFEE

Eunice AMIDON

Born: 13 September 1762, Ashford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 9 August 1834, Ashford, Connecticut, USA

Chloe AMIDON

Born: 10 April 1764, Ashford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 22 June 1842, Navarino, Onondaga, New York, USA

Abel AMIDON

Born: 14 March 1767, Ashford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 20 December 1813, Marcellus, Onondaga, New York, USA

Rhoda AMIDON

Born: 7 April 1769, Ashford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 22 June 1845, Navarino, New York, USA

Married: Elisha RUSSELL 12 October 1794 Place: Ashford, Connecticut, USA

Abner AMIDON

Born: 9 February 1774, Ashford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 24 October 1804, Ononodaga, New York, USA

Ashel AMIDON

Born: 17 January 1776, Ashford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 25 March 1844, Onondaga, New York, USA

Hannah AMIDON

Born: 5 October 1778, Ashford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 14 April 1851, Marcellus, Onondaga, New York, USA

Caleb AMIDON

Born: 12 July 1781, Ashford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 16 April 1810, Onondaga, New York, USA

Cheney AMIDON

Born: 3 September 1783, Ashford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 11 February 1863, Ononodaga, New York, USA

Melatiah AMIDON

Born: 22 March 1787, Ashford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: April 1830,

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Birth — 1725
20 April 1725
Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

1762 Birth of Child
Eunice AMIDON was born 13 September 1762, Ashford, Connecticut, USA

Joseph was 37 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Chloe AMIDON was born 10 April 1764, Ashford, Connecticut, USA

Joseph was 39 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Abel AMIDON was born 14 March 1767, Ashford, Connecticut, USA

Joseph was 41 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Rhoda AMIDON was born 7 April 1769, Ashford, Connecticut, USA

Joseph was 43 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Abner AMIDON was born 9 February 1774, Ashford, Connecticut, USA

Joseph was 48 years old.

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

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

1776 Birth of Child
Ashel AMIDON was born 17 January 1776, Ashford, Connecticut, USA

Joseph was 50 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)

1778 Birth of Child
Hannah AMIDON was born 5 October 1778, Ashford, Connecticut, USA

Joseph was 53 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Caleb AMIDON was born 12 July 1781, Ashford, Connecticut, USA

Joseph was 56 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Cheney AMIDON was born 3 September 1783, Ashford, Connecticut, USA

Joseph was 58 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Melatiah AMIDON was born 22 March 1787, Ashford, Connecticut, USA

Joseph was 61 years old.

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

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

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Rhoda AMIDON married 12 October 1794, Ashford, Connecticut, USA to Elisha RUSSELL

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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

1804 Death of Child
Abner AMIDON died 24 October 1804, Ononodaga, New York, USA

Joseph was 79 years old.

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

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Pine Ridge Cemetery Navarino Onondaga County New York, USA

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Death — 1810
27 November 1810
Navarino, Onondaga, New York, USA
He died at the age of 85.

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Pine Ridge Cemetery Navarino Onondaga County New York, 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