Thomas FISHER

Born

18 November 1763 , Clearbrock, Fredericks, Crown Colony of Virginia

Died

abt. 1850 , Virginia, USA

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Barak Scarborough FISHER Mary BUTLER

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Born: 18 November 1763 in Clearbrock, Fredericks, Crown Colony of Virginia

Father: Barak Scarborough FISHER

Mother: Mary BUTLER

Paternal grandparents: John FISHER , Elizabeth SCARBOROUGH

Maternal grandparents: Thomas BUTLER

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Thomas married Margaret MCKEE 4 December 1789 in Fredericks, Virginia, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Margaret MCKEE was born abt. 1764 in Clearbrock, Fredericks, Virginia, USA. Margaret died abt. 1850 in Back Creek, Fredericks, Virginia, USA. Margaret was the child of Robert MCKEE and Elizabeth FERGUSON.

Thomas FISHER died abt. 1850 in Virginia, USA.
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Thomas FISHER married

Margaret MCKEE
Marriage date: 4 December 1789
Marriage place: Fredericks, Virginia, USA
Margaret MCKEE was the child of Robert MCKEE and Elizabeth FERGUSON

Children of Thomas FISHER and Margaret MCKEE

Lewis FISHER

Born: 26 October 1810, Frederick, Virginia, USA
Died: 18 April 1854, French, Adams, Indiana, USA

Married: Rachel WILLIAMS 25 October 1832

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Birth — 1763
18 November 1763
Clearbrock, Fredericks, Crown Colony of Virginia

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

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Thomas FISHER and Margaret MCKEE 4 December 1789, Fredericks, Virginia, USA

He was 26 years old.

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

1810 Birth of Child
Lewis FISHER was born 26 October 1810, Frederick, Virginia, USA

Thomas was 46 years old.

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)

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

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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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