Grave has been located flag male ancestor  William  MANCHESTER

  (b. 25 July 1790 Granville, Massachusetts, USA   d. 11 August 1869 Colebrook, Connecticut, USA )  

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William MANCHESTER was born 25 July 1790 in Granville, Massachusetts, USA

William MANCHESTER was the child of John MANCHESTER   and   Phoebe STEDMAN and the grandchild of: (paternal)  William MANCHESTER and Mary IRISH

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William  married  Susanna Adell ELDRIDGE 1 January 1809 in Hampden, Massachusetts, USA .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Susanna Adell ELDRIDGE  was born 8 July 1790 in Granville, Massachusetts, USA.  Susanna Adell died 22 July 1845 in Colebrook, Connecticut, USA. 

William MANCHESTER died 11 August 1869 in Colebrook, Connecticut, USA.





m. Susanna Adell Eldridge


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William MANCHESTER married flag female ancestor Susanna Adell ELDRIDGE-- Date: 1 January 1809 Place: Hampden, Massachusetts, USA


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birth1790 Birth
25 July 1790
Granville, Massachusetts, USA
marriage1809 Marriage / Partner
William MANCHESTER and Susanna Adell ELDRIDGE 1 January 1809, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA (South Wilbraham)

He was 18 years old.
1809 Birth of Child
Daniel Eldridge MANCHESTER was born December 1809, Granville, Massachusetts, USA

William was 19 years old.
NewsThe 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.
marriage1834 Marriage of Child
Daniel Eldridge MANCHESTER married 8 May 1834, , Connecticut, USA to Juline CASE
NewsFrom 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.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 Death of Spouse/Partner
Susanna Adell ELDRIDGE died 22 July 1845, Colebrook, Connecticut, USA
1846 Death of Child
Julius F MANCHESTER died 7 October 1846, Colebrook, Connecticut, USA

William was 56 years old.
1851 Death of Child
Daniel Eldridge MANCHESTER died 29 October 1851, Colebrook, Connecticut, USA

William was 61 years old.
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Death
Name: Wm. Manchester
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 11 Aug 1869
Death Place: Colebrook, Connecticut
Age: 79
Birth Date: 1790
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03736-6
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3327
Reference ID: pg 60

'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch : 3 December 2014
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New Colebrook Cemetery Colebrook, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA

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William is buried at: New Colebrook Cemetery Colebrook, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Added: 8/8/2017 10:38:36 AM - Updated: 2/22/2025 12:26:36 PM
Did You Know?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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