Benjamin TODD

Born

abt. 1728 , Easton, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania

Died

abt. 1812 , Boonesboro, Madison, Kentucky, USA

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John B TODD Judith BEARDEN

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Benjamin TODD was born abt. 1728 in Easton, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania

Benjamin TODD was the child of John B TODD and Judith BEARDEN

and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joshua John TODD and

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Benjamin married Sarah GRIFFIN . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah GRIFFIN was born abt. 1730 in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. Sarah died abt. 1791 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA. Sarah was the child of William GRIFFIN and Sarah BECK.

Benjamin TODD died abt. 1812 in Boonesboro, Madison, Kentucky, USA.
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Benjamin TODD married

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Sarah GRIFFIN was the child of William GRIFFIN and Sarah BECK

Children of Benjamin TODD and Sarah GRIFFIN

Benjamin John TODD (b.17 August 1759, Easton, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania d. 25 February 1854, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA)
m. Mary Margaret BARCLAY 24 January 1783 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

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

1759 Birth of Child
Benjamin John TODD was born 17 August 1759, Easton, Pennsylvania, USA

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)

1783 Marriage of Child
Benjamin John TODD married 24 January 1783, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA to Mary Margaret BARCLAY

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

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Pennsylvania means 'Penn's woods' or 'Penn's land.' Quaker William Penn was granted the tract of land by King Charles II of England in 1681 as repayment of debt owed to Penn's father, Admiral William Penn. Originally, Penn suggested Sylvania (woodland) for his land. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1787 - Crown Colony of Pennsylvania
December 12, 1787 - Pennsylvania becomes 2nd U.S. state