Elizabeth SHERMAN

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26 March 1761 , Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

9 January 1825 , Woodbury, Connecticut, USA

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Josiah SHERMAN Martha MINOT

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Born: 26 March 1761 in Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Josiah SHERMAN

Mother: Martha MINOT

Paternal grandparents: William SHERMAN , Mehitable WELLINGTON

Maternal grandparents: James MINOT , Elizabeth WILDER

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Elizabeth married John MITCHELL abt. 1782 in Woodbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John MITCHELL was born 21 July 1754 in Woodbury, Connecticut, USA (Hotchkissville). John died 15 July 1825 in Woodbury, Connecticut, USA (Hotchkissville). John was the child of John MITCHELL and Sarah ORTON.

Elizabeth SHERMAN died 9 January 1825 in Woodbury, Connecticut, USA .
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Elizabeth SHERMAN married

John MITCHELL
Marriage date: abt. 1782
Marriage place: Woodbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
John MITCHELL was the child of John MITCHELL and Sarah ORTON

Children of John MITCHELL and Elizabeth SHERMAN

Henry MITCHELL

Born: abt. 1784, Woodbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 12 January 1856, Norwich, New York, USA

Married: Rowena WALES 1809

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1761 Birth

Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
Name: Elizabeth Sherman
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Birth Date: 26 Mar 1761
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father's Name: Josiah Rev. Sherman
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mother's Name: Martha Sherman
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indexing project (batch) number: I01118-1
system origin: Massachusetts-EASy
source Film Number: 859998
reference number: 131

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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)

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 - 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)

Death — 1825
9 January 1825
Woodbury, Connecticut, USA
She died at the age of 63.

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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