Joshua SWETT

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10 January 1763 , Westbrook, Maine, New England

Died

20 April 1851 , Gorham, Maine, USA

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Stephen SWETT Elizabeth HALE

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Born: 10 January 1763 in Westbrook, Maine, New England

Father: Stephen SWETT

Mother: Elizabeth HALE

Paternal grandparents: Joshua SWETT , Hannah WEBSTER

Maternal grandparents: John HALE , Mary NOYES

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Joshua married Mary BAILEY . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary BAILEY was born 29 December 1769 in Westbrook, Maine, USA (Saccarappa) (Cumberland Mills). Mary died 22 August 1849 in Gorham, Maine, USA. Mary was the child of David BAILEY and Mary BLANTON.

Joshua SWETT died 20 April 1851 in Gorham, Maine, USA.
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Mary BAILEY
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Mary BAILEY was the child of David BAILEY and Mary BLANTON

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Clark SWETT

Born: 6 December 1790, Falmouth, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 5 May 1839, Gorham, Maine, USA

Married: Martha EDWARDS 7 June 1823 Place: Gorham, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1763
10 January 1763
Westbrook, Maine, New England

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

George Washington Genealogy

1790 Birth of Child
Clark SWETT was born 6 December 1790, Falmouth, Maine, USA

Joshua was 27 years old.

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

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

1823 Marriage of Child
Clark SWETT married 7 June 1823, Gorham, Maine, USA to Martha EDWARDS

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)

1839 Death of Child
Clark SWETT died 5 May 1839, Gorham, Maine, USA

Joshua was 76 years old.

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

1849 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary BAILEY died 22 August 1849, Gorham, Maine, USA

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

Death — 1851
20 April 1851
Gorham, Maine, USA
He died at the age of 88.

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The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state

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