David THOMPSON

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14 January 1738 , Stoughton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

5 August 1836 , Easton, Massachusetts, USA

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David THOMPSON Mary BLACKMAN

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Born: 14 January 1738 in Stoughton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: David THOMPSON

Mother: Mary BLACKMAN

Maternal grandparents: Thomas BLACKMAN , Mary HOUGHTON

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David married Sarah OSGOOD 7 April 1760 in Stoughton, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah OSGOOD was born 23 April 1741 in Andover, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah was the child of Jeremiah OSGOOD and Lydia POOR (POORE).

David THOMPSON died 5 August 1836 in Easton, Massachusetts, USA.
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Sarah OSGOOD
Marriage date: 7 April 1760
Marriage place: Stoughton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

Sarah OSGOOD was the child of Jeremiah OSGOOD and Lydia POOR (POORE)

Children of David THOMPSON and Sarah OSGOOD

Rachel THOMPSON

Born: 1 December 1763, Stoughton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 29 August 1850, Sharon, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Zebulon HOLMES 11 December 1782 Place: Sharon, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1738
14 January 1738
Stoughton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
David THOMPSON and Sarah OSGOOD 7 April 1760, Stoughton, Massachusetts, USA

He was 22 years old.

1763 Birth of Child
Rachel THOMPSON was born 1 December 1763, Stoughton, Massachusetts, USA

David was 25 years old.

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)

1782 Marriage of Child
Rachel THOMPSON married 11 December 1782, Sharon, Massachusetts, USA to Zebulon HOLMES

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

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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

Death — 1836
5 August 1836
Easton, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 98.

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1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
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1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state