Samuel RIDER

Born

4 November 1779 , Truro, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Died

17 January 1856 , Griggsville, Pike, Illinois, USA

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Samuel RIDER Martha COBB

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Born: 4 November 1779 in Truro, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Samuel RIDER

Mother: Martha COBB

Paternal grandparents: Samuel RIDER , Hannah RICH

Maternal grandparents: Richard COBB , Elizabeth TREAT

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Samuel married Olive AYERS 3 December 1812 in Truro, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Olive AYERS was born 10 July 1794 in Truro, Massachusetts, USA. Olive died 29 November 1871 in Griggsville, Pike, Illinois, USA. Olive was the child of Jason AYERS and Betsey (Betty) HOLMAN.

Samuel RIDER died 17 January 1856 in Griggsville, Pike, Illinois, USA.
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Samuel RIDER married

Olive AYERS
Marriage date: 3 December 1812
Marriage place: Truro, Massachusetts, USA
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Olive AYERS was the child of Jason AYERS and Betsey (Betty) HOLMAN

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Name: Olive Ayers

Gender: Female

Spouse: Samuel Rider

Marriage Date: 3 Dec 1812

City: Truro

County: Barnstable

Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0945516.

Children of Samuel RIDER and Olive AYERS

Jason Ayers RIDER

Born: 27 March 1834, Truro, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1902, Griggsville, Pike, Illinois, USA

Married: Jennie E CREE 18 November 1858 Place: St Louis, Missouri, USA

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Birth — 1779
4 November 1779
Truro, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

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

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.

1812 Marriage / Partner
Samuel RIDER and Olive AYERS 3 December 1812, Truro, Massachusetts, USA

He was 33 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

1834 Birth of Child
Jason Ayers RIDER was born 27 March 1834, Truro, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 54 years old.

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)

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

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Griggsville Cemetery Griggsville Pike County Illinois, USA

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Death — 1856
17 January 1856
Griggsville, Pike, Illinois, USA
He died at the age of 76.

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Griggsville Cemetery Griggsville Pike County Illinois, 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