Betsey
RAFANEL
(b.
5 March 1781
,
Tremont, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
d.
26 December 1858
,
Swan's Island, Maine, USA
)
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Betsey RAFANEL was born 5 March 1781 in Tremont, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Betsey RAFANEL was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Betsey married Moses STAPLES 17 July 1800 in Mount Desert, Massachusetts (District of Maine) . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Moses STAPLES was born 9 February 1778 in Deer Isle, Maine, USA. Moses died abt. 1862 in Swan's Island, Maine, USA.
Betsey RAFANEL died 26 December 1858 in Swan's Island, Maine, USA.
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Moses STAPLES-- Date: 17 July 1800 Place: Mount Desert, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Children of Moses STAPLES and Betsey RAFANEL:
Benjamin Franklin STAPLES (b.14 October 1800, Swan's Island, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. 23 March 1879, Swan's Island, Maine, USA)
m. Lucy Reed SMITH 19 January 1824 in Deer Isle, Maine, USA
Moses STAPLES-- Date: 17 July 1800 Place: Mount Desert, Massachusetts (District of Maine) Children of Moses STAPLES and Betsey RAFANEL:
Benjamin Franklin STAPLES (b.14 October 1800, Swan's Island, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. 23 March 1879, Swan's Island, Maine, USA)m. Lucy Reed SMITH 19 January 1824 in Deer Isle, Maine, USA
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1781 Birth 5 March 1781
Tremont, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1800 Marriage / PartnerBetsey RAFANEL and Moses STAPLES 17 July 1800, Mount Desert, Maine, USA (Northeast Harbor)
She was 19 years old.
1800 Birth of ChildBenjamin Franklin STAPLES was born 14 October 1800, Swan's Island, Maine, USA
Betsey was 19 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.1824 Marriage of ChildBenjamin Franklin STAPLES married 19 January 1824, Deer Isle, Maine, USA to Lucy Reed SMITH
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)
1858 Death 26 December 1858
Swan's Island, Maine, USA
She died at the age of 77.
Added: 5/4/2021 12:22:50 PM
- Updated: 2/9/2025 1:09:02 PM
The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state
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