Amasa TOWNE

Born

5 May 1755 , Belchertown, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

27 December 1820 , Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

Amasa married Margaret SMITH 3 July 1783 in Belchertown, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Margaret SMITH was born 2 September 1757 in Belchertown, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Margaret died 24 March 1821 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA.

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Amasa TOWNE married

Margaret SMITH
Marriage date: 3 July 1783
Marriage place: Belchertown, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Children of Amasa TOWNE and Margaret SMITH

Lucretia TOWNE

Born: 26 November 1785, Belchertown, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 25 August 1855, Ware, Massachusetts, USA

Israel TOWNE

Born: 11 August 1794, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 November 1853, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Hannah STACY 3 December 1818 Place: Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1755
5 May 1755
Belchertown, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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)

1783 Marriage / Partner
Amasa TOWNE and Margaret SMITH 3 July 1783, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

He was 28 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)

1785 Birth of Child
Lucretia TOWNE was born 26 November 1785, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

Amasa was 30 years old.

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)

1794 Birth of Child
Israel TOWNE was born 11 August 1794, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

Amasa was 39 years old.

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

1818 Marriage of Child
Israel TOWNE married 3 December 1818, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA to Hannah STACY

Death

Name: Amasa Towne
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Death Date: 27 Dec 1820
Death Place: Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Age: 65
Birth Date: 1755
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B00777-5
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 1862889
Reference ID: p143

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FCM9-YZK : 10 December 2014), Amasa Towne, 27 Dec 1820; citing Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, reference p143; FHL microfilm 1,862,889.'

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Rural Cemetery Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA

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Rural Cemetery Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, 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