Benjamin
GANNETT
(b.
29 June 1757
,
Stoughton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
d.
9 January 1837
,
Sharon, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Benjamin GANNETT was born 29 June 1757 in Stoughton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Benjamin GANNETT was the child of Benjamin GANNETT and Mary COPELAND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph GANNETT and Hannah HAYWARDBenjamin had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Benjamin married Deborah SAMPSON 7 April 1785 in Sharon, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . Deborah SAMPSON was born 17 December 1760 in Plympton, Massachusetts, USA. Deborah died 29 April 1827 in Sharon, Massachusetts, USA. Deborah was the child of Jonathan SAMPSON and Deborah BRADFORD.
Benjamin GANNETT died 9 January 1837 in Sharon, Massachusetts, USA.
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Deborah SAMPSON-- Date: 7 April 1785 Place: Sharon, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Deborah SAMPSON was the child of Jonathan SAMPSON and Deborah BRADFORD
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Deborah SAMPSON-- Date: 7 April 1785 Place: Sharon, Crown Colony of Massachusetts BayDeborah SAMPSON was the child of Jonathan SAMPSON and Deborah BRADFORD
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1757 Birth 29 June 1757
Stoughton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1785 Marriage / PartnerBenjamin GANNETT and Deborah SAMPSON 7 April 1785, Sharon, Massachusetts, USA
He was 27 years old.
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.
1827 Death of Spouse/PartnerDeborah SAMPSON died 29 April 1827, Sharon, Massachusetts, USA
1837 Death 9 January 1837
Sharon, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 79.
Benjamin is buried at: Rock Ridge Cemetery Sharon, Norfolk 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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