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Born: July 1776 in East Hampton, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Esther AMES died 24 August 1845 in Lenox, Massachusetts, USA.
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Birth — 1776July 1776
East Hampton, Crown Colony of Connecticut
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
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)
Name: Esther Ames
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Death Date: 24 Aug 1845
Death Place: Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Age: 69
Birth Date: 1776
Birth Place: Chatham, Ct.
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Marital Status: Single
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Father's Name: Cap Ames
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07504-6
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 238335
Reference ID: v 1 p 60
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FC9F-FY5 : 10 December 2014), Esther Ames, 24 Aug 1845; citing Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts, reference v 1 p 60; FHL microfilm 238,335.'
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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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