Ephraim OSBORNE

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21 August 1723 , Williamsburg, Crown Colony of Virginia

Died

23 April 1794 , Grayson, Virginia, USA

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Born: 21 August 1723 in Williamsburg, Crown Colony of Virginia

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Ephraim married Elizabeth HOWARD . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth HOWARD was born 21 August 1723 in Grayson, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth died 23 April 1796 in Independence, Grayson, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth was the child of Cornelius HOWARD and Elizabeth GORSUCH.

Ephraim OSBORNE died 23 April 1794 in Grayson, Virginia, USA.

NOTE: A popular MYTH on the Internet states that Ephraim is the son of Jonathan Osborne and Gretta Holman. While this couple did exist, there is so far no proof that Ephraim is their son.

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Ephraim OSBORNE married

Elizabeth HOWARD
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Elizabeth HOWARD was the child of Cornelius HOWARD and Elizabeth GORSUCH

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Enoch OSBORNE

Born: abt. 1745, Rowan County, Crown Colony of North Carolina
Died: abt. 1818, Independence, Grayson, Virginia, USA

Married: Jane HASH

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Birth — 1723
21 August 1723
Williamsburg, Crown Colony of Virginia

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

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

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

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

Death — 1794
23 April 1794
Grayson, Virginia, USA
He died at the age of 70.

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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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