Venus
SIMONS
Born
abt. 1787
,
Colchester, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died
16 February 1873
,
Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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Born: abt. 1787 in Colchester, Crown Colony of Connecticut
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Venus SIMONS died 16 February 1873 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA .
Father: Peter Simons
Mother: Sarah Jackson
Mother: Sarah Jackson
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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.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.
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)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.Death
Name: Venus Simons
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Amherst
Death Date: 16 Feb 1873
Death Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Age: 86
Birth Date: 1787
Birth Place: Colchester, Ct.
Occupation:
Race: colored
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Peter Simons
Father's Birthplace: N. Y.
Mother's Name: Sarah Jackson
Mother's Birthplace: Colchester, Ct.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50128-4
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186127
Reference ID: v 5 p 70
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH18-9S6 : 10 December 2014), Venus Simons, 16 Feb 1873; citing Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, reference v 5 p 70; FHL microfilm 186,127.'
Name: Venus Simons
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Amherst
Death Date: 16 Feb 1873
Death Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Age: 86
Birth Date: 1787
Birth Place: Colchester, Ct.
Occupation:
Race: colored
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Peter Simons
Father's Birthplace: N. Y.
Mother's Name: Sarah Jackson
Mother's Birthplace: Colchester, Ct.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50128-4
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186127
Reference ID: v 5 p 70
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH18-9S6 : 10 December 2014), Venus Simons, 16 Feb 1873; citing Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, reference v 5 p 70; FHL microfilm 186,127.'
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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state
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