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flag female ancestor  Betsey  MURRAY

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21 May 1855 Garland, Maine, USA
Betsey  married  Isaac WHEELER 29 January 1804 in Garland, Massachusetts (District of Maine) .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Isaac WHEELER  was born 2 December 1771 in Rutland, Province of Massachusetts Bay.  Isaac died 14 March 1853 in Garland, Maine, USA.  Isaac was the child of Isaac WHEELER and Elizabeth STONE .

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Betsey  married  Isaac WHEELER 29 January 1804 in Garland, Massachusetts (District of Maine) .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Isaac WHEELER  was born 2 December 1771 in Rutland, Province of Massachusetts Bay.  Isaac died 14 March 1853 in Garland, Maine, USA.  Isaac was the child of Isaac WHEELER and Elizabeth STONE.

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Betsey MURRAY married flag male ancestor Isaac WHEELER
Marriage date: 29 January 1804
Marriage place: Garland, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Source: History of Garland, Maine by Lyndon Oak, Dover, Maine, The Observer Publishing Co., 1912

Isaac WHEELER was the child of Isaac WHEELER and Elizabeth STONE

Marriage notes:
The first marriage celebrated in the township is believed to have been that of John Knight to Agnes Grant in 1803. In 1804, Isaac Wheeler, Esq., was united in marriage with Betsey Murray of Rutland, Mass., a daughter of Alexander Murray. In 1805, Josiah Bartlett, afterwards known as Elder Bartlett, was married to Sarah Kimball, daughter of Andrew Kimball of Belgrade, Maine.

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BirthBirth — 1776
December 1776
Rutland, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
marriage1804 Marriage / Partner
Betsey MURRAY and Isaac WHEELER 29 January 1804, Garland, Maine, USA

She was 27 years old.
NewsThe 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 Birth of Child
Isaac WHEELER was born 19 June 1817, Garland, Maine, USA

Betsey was 40 years old.
marriage1837 Marriage of Child
Isaac WHEELER married 20 July 1837, Bangor, Maine, USA to Martha Springer NORCROSS
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Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1853 Death of Spouse/Partner
Isaac WHEELER died 14 March 1853, Garland, Maine, USA
Betsey MURRAY - Grave  BETSEY M. WIFE OF ISAAC WHEELER, ESQ. DIED May 21, 1855 AE. 78 yrs. 6 mos.
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BETSEY M.
WIFE OF
ISAAC WHEELER, ESQ.
DIED
May 21, 1855
AE. 78 yrs. 6 mos.

Maplewood Cemetery Garland Penobscot County Maine, USA

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DeathDeath — 1855
21 May 1855
Garland, Maine, USA
She died at the age of 78.
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Maplewood Cemetery Garland Penobscot County Maine, USA
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Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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