John HEWLETT (HULET)

Born

31 March 1756 , Killingly, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

26 August 1842 , Brunswick, Medina, Ohio, USA

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John HEWLETT (HULET)Sarah SEARLES

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Born: 31 March 1756 in Killingly, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Father: John HEWLETT (HULET)

Mother: Sarah SEARLES

Paternal grandparents: Michael Powell HEWLETT (HULET) , Experience NEWTON

Maternal grandparents: Robert SEARLES , Elizabeth HATHORNE

John had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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John married Sarah Alvira HOWE . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah Alvira HOWE was born 9 November 1764 in Killingly, Connecticut, USA (Danielson) (Dayville) (East Killingly) (Attawaugan) (Ballouville). Sarah Alvira died 21 January 1797 in Tyringham, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah Alvira was the child of Perley HOWE and Tamar DAVIS.

John HEWLETT (HULET) died 26 August 1842 in Brunswick, Medina, Ohio, USA.
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Sarah Alvira HOWE was the child of Perley HOWE and Tamar DAVIS

Children of John HEWLETT (HULET) and Sarah Alvira HOWE

Sally HULET

Born: 2 January 1799, Lee, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 26 December 1877, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

Married: Joel Warner CURTIS 18 September 1817

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Birth — 1756
31 March 1756
Killingly, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Revolutionary War
HULETT, JOHN
Ancestor #: A059394
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): SERGEANT
Birth: 3-31-1756 KILLINGLY WINDHAM CO CONNECTICUT
Death: 8-26-1842 BRUNSWICK MEDINA CO OHIO
Pension Number: S*W7843
Service Source: S*W7843, BLW #36735-160-55
Service Description: 1) ALSO PVT; CAPTS KINGSLEY, LANKTON, STEBBIN
2) COLS ASHLEY, BREWER

RESIDENCE
1) City: TYRINGHAM - County: BERKSHIRE CO - State: MASSACHUSETTS

SPOUSE
1) SALLIE HOWE
2) HANNAH WALKER
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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 - 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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah Alvira HOWE died 21 January 1797, Tyringham, Massachusetts, USA

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1799 Birth of Child
Sally HULET was born 2 January 1799, Lee, Massachusetts, USA

John was 42 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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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.

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

Grave

Westview Cemetery Brunswick Medina County Ohio, USA

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Death — 1842
26 August 1842
Brunswick, Medina, Ohio, USA
He died at the age of 86.

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Westview Cemetery Brunswick Medina County Ohio, USA

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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