Rebecca SHELDON

Born

17 October 1756 , Cranston, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Died

17 January 1816 , Abington Township, Pennsylvania, USA

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Job SHELDON Lydia GIBBS

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Born: 17 October 1756 in Cranston, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Father: Job SHELDON

Mother: Lydia GIBBS

Paternal grandparents: Pardon SHELDON , Mary WATERMAN

Maternal grandparents: Israel GIBBS , Mary HAMILTON

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Rebecca married James STONE 15 February 1776 in Cranston, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
James STONE was born 18 July 1751 in Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville) (Mashantatack) (Howard). James died 27 March 1836 in Abington Township, Pennsylvania, USA. James was the child of William STONE and Eleanor WESTCOTT.

Rebecca SHELDON died 17 January 1816 in Abington Township, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Rebecca SHELDON married

James STONE
Marriage date: 15 February 1776
Marriage place: Cranston, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
James STONE was the child of William STONE and Eleanor WESTCOTT

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Children:

Robert Stone (1776 - 1857)*

John Stone (1777 - 1841)*

Mary Stone Parker (1779 - 1852)*

Lemuel Stone (1781 - 1873)*

Samuel Stone (1784 - 1829)*

James Stone (1789 - 1867)*

Rebecca Stone Clark (1795 - 1868)*

Asenath Stone (1798 - 1813)*

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Children of James STONE and Rebecca SHELDON

Lemuel STONE

Born: 26 May 1781, Cranston, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 13 February 1873, Abington Township, Pennsylvania, USA

Married: Anna COLVIN 30 January 1803 Place: Coventry, Rhode Island, USA (Washington) (Harris)

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Birth — 1756
17 October 1756
Cranston, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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

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

1776 Marriage / Partner
Rebecca SHELDON and James STONE 15 February 1776, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville) (Mashantatack) (Howard)

She was 19 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)

1781 Birth of Child
Lemuel STONE was born 26 May 1781, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville) (Mashantatack) (Howard)

Rebecca was 24 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 - 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)

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 Marriage of Child
Lemuel STONE married 30 January 1803, Coventry, Rhode Island, USA (Washington) (Harris) to Anna COLVIN

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.

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Hickory Grove Cemetery Waverly Lackawanna County Pennsylvania, USA

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Death — 1816
17 January 1816
Abington Township, Pennsylvania, USA
She died at the age of 59.

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Hickory Grove Cemetery Waverly Lackawanna County Pennsylvania, USA

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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state

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