Huldah DARLING

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16 June 1765 , Bellingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

abt. 1844 , Bellingham, Massachusetts, USA

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Job DARLING Margery COOKE

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Born: 16 June 1765 in Bellingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Job DARLING

Mother: Margery COOKE

Paternal grandparents: Cornelius DARLING , Hannah THOMPSON

Maternal grandparents: Walter COOKE , Margaret CORBETT

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Huldah married Timothy MERRIAM 30 June 1785 in Cumberland, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Timothy MERRIAM was born 29 September 1757 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA. Timothy died 17 September 1835 in Framingham, Massachusetts, USA (South Framingham). Timothy was the child of Josiah MERRIAM and Lydia WHEELER.

Huldah DARLING died abt. 1844 in Bellingham, Massachusetts, USA.
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Huldah DARLING married

Timothy MERRIAM
Marriage date: 30 June 1785
Marriage place: Cumberland, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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Timothy MERRIAM was the child of Josiah MERRIAM and Lydia WHEELER

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Event Date: 30 Jun 1785

Event Place: Cumberland,Providence,Rhode Island

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50191-1

System Origin: Rhode_Island-ODM

GS Film number: 22256

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"Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916," database, FamilySearch.org : 6 December 2014), Timothy Merriam and Huldah Darling, 30 Jun 1785; citing Cumberland,Providence,Rhode Island, reference ; FHL microfilm 22,256.

Children of Timothy MERRIAM and Huldah DARLING

Rosaline Augusta MERRIAM

Born: 14 November 1805, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Married: Elbridge Morse JONES

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Name: Huldah Darling
Event Type: Birth
Birth Date: 16 Jun 1765
Birth Place: Bellingham, Massachusetts
Father Name: Job Darling
Mother Name: Margery Darling

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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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)

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
Huldah DARLING and Timothy MERRIAM 30 June 1785, Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA (Valley Falls) (Ashton) (Cumberland Hill)

She was 20 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Rosaline Augusta MERRIAM was born 14 November 1805, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA (South Framingham)

Huldah was 40 years old.

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 Spouse/Partner
Timothy MERRIAM died 17 September 1835, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA (South Framingham)

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)

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