Sarah MERRIAM

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12 December 1768 , Meriden, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

21 November 1842 , Meriden, Connecticut, USA

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Joseph MERRIAM Mindwell ROYCE (RICE)

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Born: 12 December 1768 in Meriden, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Father: Joseph MERRIAM

Mother: Mindwell ROYCE (RICE)

Paternal grandparents: Joseph MERRIAM , Deborah ROYCE

Maternal grandparents: Ephraim ROYCE , Eunice HARRIS

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Sarah married Solomon YALE . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Solomon YALE was born November 1765 in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA. Solomon died 21 May 1794 in Galway, Saratoga, New York, USA. Solomon was the child of Solomon YALE and Sarah BRADDAM.

Sarah MERRIAM died 21 November 1842 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA.
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Solomon YALE
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Solomon YALE was the child of Solomon YALE and Sarah BRADDAM

Children of Solomon YALE and Sarah MERRIAM

Joseph YALE

Born: 18 September 1791, Harwinton, Connecticut, USA
Died: 13 July 1835, , Connecticut, USA

Married: Altha AUSTIN 6 December 1812

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Birth — 1768
12 December 1768
Meriden, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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

1791 Birth of Child
Joseph YALE was born 18 September 1791, Harwinton, Connecticut, USA

Sarah was 22 years old.

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Death of Spouse/Partner
Solomon YALE died 21 May 1794, Galway, Saratoga, New York, USA

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

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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

1835 Death of Child
Joseph YALE died 13 July 1835, , Connecticut, USA

Sarah was 66 years old.

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

Death — 1842
21 November 1842
Meriden, Connecticut, USA
She died at the age of 73.

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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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