Sarah Martha WILSON

Born

5 March 1766 , Crown Colony of Virginia

Died

5 January 1855 , Hickory Hill, Wayne, Illinois, USA

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Joseph WILSON Martha COLLINS

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Born: 5 March 1766 in Crown Colony of Virginia

Father: Joseph WILSON

Mother: Martha COLLINS

Paternal grandparents: John WILSON , Sarah MAULDIN

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Sarah Martha married Vincent CRASK 30 April 1785 in Richmond, Crown Colony of Virginia . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Vincent CRASK was born 4 April 1767 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. Vincent died 6 November 1805 in Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA. Vincent was the child of John CRASK and Sarah MARKS.

Sarah Martha WILSON died 5 January 1855 in Hickory Hill, Wayne, Illinois, USA.
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Sarah Martha WILSON married

Vincent CRASK
Marriage date: 30 April 1785
Marriage place: Richmond, Crown Colony of Virginia
Vincent CRASK was the child of John CRASK and Sarah MARKS

Children of Vincent CRASK and Sarah Martha WILSON

Eleanor Collins CRASK

Born: 30 September 1786, Grayson, Virginia (District of Kentucky)
Died: 9 July 1849, Grayson, Kentucky, USA

Married: George WILSON 1 September 1808

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Birth — 1766
5 March 1766
Crown Colony of Virginia

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)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Sarah Martha WILSON and Vincent CRASK 30 April 1785, Richmond, Virginia, USA

She was 19 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Eleanor Collins CRASK was born 30 September 1786, Grayson, Kentucky, USA

Sarah Martha was 20 years old.

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

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Vincent CRASK died 6 November 1805, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA

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

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

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 Child
Eleanor Collins CRASK died 9 July 1849, Grayson, Kentucky, USA

Sarah Martha was 83 years old.

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

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Atteberry Cemetery Keenesville Wayne County Illinois, USA

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Death — 1855
5 January 1855
Hickory Hill, Wayne, Illinois, USA
She died at the age of 88.

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Atteberry Cemetery Keenesville Wayne County Illinois, USA

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The state of Virginia was named after England's Queen Elizabeth I. In the early 1600's, all of North America that was not Spanish or French was then called 'Virginia' in honor of 'The Virgin Queen,' and the earliest English colonial expeditions were sent by the Virginia Company of London. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1788 - Crown Colony of Virginia
June 25, 1788 - Virginia becomes 10th U.S. state

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