Samuel PAYSON

Born

1 March 1734 , Stoughton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

19 June 1819 , Hope, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

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Ephraim PAYSON Judith CLAPP

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Born: 1 March 1734 in Stoughton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Ephraim PAYSON

Mother: Judith CLAPP

Paternal grandparents: Ephraim PAYSON , Catherine LEADBETTER

Maternal grandparents: Desire CLAPP , Sarah POND?

Samuel had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Samuel married Sarah NOYES 6 March 1760 in Sharon, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah NOYES was born 1 May 1742 in Stoughton, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah died 25 September 1808 in Thomaston, Maine, USA. Sarah was the child of John NOYES and Deborah SAVELL (SAVILLE).

Samuel PAYSON died 19 June 1819 in Hope, Massachusetts (District of Maine).
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Samuel PAYSON married

Sarah NOYES
Marriage date: 6 March 1760
Marriage place: Sharon, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Sarah NOYES was the child of John NOYES and Deborah SAVELL (SAVILLE)

Children of Samuel PAYSON and Sarah NOYES

Noyes PAYSON

Born: 31 May 1779, Sharon, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 18 January 1853, Hope, Maine, USA

Married: Polly CARTER

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Birth — 1734
1 March 1734
Stoughton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Samuel PAYSON and Sarah NOYES 6 March 1760, Sharon, Massachusetts, USA

He was 26 years old.

Revolutionary War
PAYSON, SAMUEL
Ancestor #: A086739
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): CAPTAIN
Birth: 3-1-1734 STOUGHTON SUFFOLK CO MASSACHUSETTS
Death: 6-19-1819 HOPE LINCOLN CO ME DIST MASSACHUSETTS
Pension Number: *S37287
Service Source: *S37287
Service Description: 1) COL JOSEPH READ, 13TH REGT CONT LINE

RESIDENCE
1) City: STOUGHTONHAM - County: SUFFOLK CO - State: MASSACHUSETTS

SPOUSE
1) SARAH NOYES
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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)

1779 Birth of Child
Noyes PAYSON was born 31 May 1779, Sharon, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 45 years old.

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)

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)

1808 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah NOYES died 25 September 1808, Thomaston, Maine, USA

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

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Morey Hill Cemetery Hope Knox County Maine, USA

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Death — 1819
19 June 1819
Hope, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
He died at the age of 85.

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Morey Hill Cemetery Hope Knox County Maine, USA

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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