Benjamin
BREWSTER
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Born: 15 July 1751 in Brookhaven, Crown Colony of New York
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Benjamin married Peninah JONES . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Peninah JONES was born 14 August 1748 in New York, USA. Peninah died abt. 1827 in Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, USA.
Benjamin BREWSTER died 18 February 1829 in Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, USA.
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Children of Benjamin BREWSTER and Peninah JONES
Frances BREWSTERDied: 6 April 1844, Van Etten, Chemung, New York, uSA
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Birth — 175115 July 1751
Brookhaven, Crown Colony of New York
1779 Birth of ChildFrances BREWSTER was born 24 March 1779, Long Island City, New York, USA
Benjamin was 27 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 — 182918 February 1829
Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, USA
He died at the age of 77.
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New York was named after the English Duke of York and Albany (and the brother of England's King Charles II) in 1664 when the region called New Amsterdam was taken from the Dutch. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1664 - New Amsterdam
1664 - 1687 - New York Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New York
July 26, 1788 - Virginia becomes 11th U.S. state
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