Stevens THOMAS
Born: 8 January 1778, Oglethorpe County, Crown Colony of Georgia
Died: 13 April 1838, Athens, Georgia, USA
Died: 13 April 1838, Athens, Georgia, USA
Married: Peninah Walton JORDAN 12 March 1822
James
THOMAS
Born
10 October 1751
,
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Crown Colony of Virginia
Died
5 June 1826
,
Oglethorpe, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
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Born: 10 October 1751 in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Crown Colony of Virginia
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James married Mary Wright LOWEN . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Wright LOWEN was born 15 April 1751 in Oglethorpe, Oglethorpe, Crown Colony of Georgia. Mary Wright died 24 January 1836 in Oglethorpe, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA. Mary Wright was the child of John LOWEN and Margaret WRIGHT.
James THOMAS died 5 June 1826 in Oglethorpe, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA.
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Mary Wright LOWEN was the child of John LOWEN and Margaret WRIGHT
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Mary Wright LOWEN was the child of John LOWEN and Margaret WRIGHT
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Birth — 175110 October 1751
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Crown Colony of Virginia
1778 Birth of ChildStevens THOMAS was born 8 January 1778, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
James was 26 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
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.
Death — 18265 June 1826
Oglethorpe, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
He died at the age of 74.
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Thomas Cemetery Arnoldsville Oglethorpe County Georgia, USA
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The state of Virginia was named after England's Queen Elizabeth I. In the early 1600's, all of North America that was not Spanish or French was then called 'Virginia' in honor of 'The Virgin Queen,' and the earliest English colonial expeditions were sent by the Virginia Company of London. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1788 - Crown Colony of Virginia
June 25, 1788 - Virginia becomes 10th U.S. state
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