Nancy Jane LEWIS

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4 October 1759 , Rowan County, Crown Colony of North Carolina

Died

15 July 1845 , Whitaker, Letcher, Kentucky, USA

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Peter LEWIS Margaretta Jane AYER

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Born: 4 October 1759 in Rowan County, Crown Colony of North Carolina

Father: Peter LEWIS

Mother: Margaretta Jane AYER

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Nancy Jane married Daniel BENTLEY . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Daniel BENTLEY was born 8 February 1752 in Frederick, Maryland, USA. Daniel died 15 November 1839 in Perry, Kentucky, USA. Daniel was the child of Thomas BENTLEY and Hannah BEASLEY.

Nancy Jane LEWIS died 15 July 1845 in Whitaker, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.
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Daniel BENTLEY
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Daniel BENTLEY was the child of Thomas BENTLEY and Hannah BEASLEY

Children of Daniel BENTLEY and Nancy Jane LEWIS

Solomon BENTLEY

Born: abt. 1792, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Died: May 1860, , Kentucky, USA

Married: Mary "Polly" YONTS 11 March 1819

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Birth — 1759
4 October 1759
Rowan County, Crown Colony of North Carolina

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

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 - 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)

1839 Death of Spouse/Partner
Daniel BENTLEY died 15 November 1839, Perry, Kentucky, 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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Rich Whitaker Cemetery Letcher Letcher County Kentucky, USA

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Death — 1845
15 July 1845
Whitaker, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
She died at the age of 85.

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Rich Whitaker Cemetery Letcher Letcher County Kentucky, USA

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Carolina is from the Latin word for Charles (Carolus) honoring King Charles I of England (who made the original land grant in 1629). South Carolina was formed in 1729, when the Carolina colony was divided in two. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1729 - Crown Colony of Carolina
1729 - 1789 - Crown Colony of North Carolina
November 21, 1789 - North Carolina becomes 12th U.S. state

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