Wheeler
HORTON
Born
10 November 1766
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Rehoboth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
13 November 1857
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Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA
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Born: 10 November 1766 in Rehoboth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Wheeler HORTON died 13 November 1857 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA.
Father: Barnard Horton
Mother: Mehitable Cole
m. Lucretia Lindley
Mother: Mehitable Cole
m. Lucretia Lindley
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Birth — 176610 November 1766
Rehoboth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
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Death Date: 13 Nov 1857
Death Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Age: 91
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03114-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1987644
Reference ID: p 16 item 34
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHBF-HXC : 10 December 2014), Wheeler Horton, 13 Nov 1857; citing Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, reference p 16 item 34; FHL microfilm 1,987,644.'
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Death Date: 13 Nov 1857
Death Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Age: 91
Birth Date: 1766
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03114-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1987644
Reference ID: p 16 item 34
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHBF-HXC : 10 December 2014), Wheeler Horton, 13 Nov 1857; citing Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, reference p 16 item 34; FHL microfilm 1,987,644.'
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West Dighton Christian Church Cemetery Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
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West Dighton Christian Church Cemetery Dighton, Bristol 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
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