Samuel COUCH

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28 August 1758 , Redding, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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16 April 1813 , Lee, Massachusetts, USA

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John COUCH Sarah HEARD

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Born: 28 August 1758 in Redding, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Father: John COUCH

Mother: Sarah HEARD

Samuel had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Samuel COUCH died 16 April 1813 in Lee, Massachusetts, USA.
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Birth — 1758
28 August 1758
Redding, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Revolutionary War
COUCH, SAMUEL
Ancestor #: A026431
Notice: TREAT AS NEW ANCESTOR (WHY?)
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): PRIVATE
Birth: 8-28-1758 READING CONNECTICUT
Death: 4-16-1813 LOE MASSACHUSETTS
Service Description: 1) MILITIA.CAPT.SAM'L WALCOTT,COL.BROWN

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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.

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Name: Samuel Couch Or Chouch
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 16 Apr 1813
Death Place: Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Age: 55
Birth Date: 1758
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01012-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1902076
Reference ID: 192

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHRF-L29 : 10 December 2014), Samuel Couch Or Chouch, 16 Apr 1813; citing Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, reference 192; FHL microfilm 1,902,076.'
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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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