flag male ancestor  James Harvey  CLAPP

  (b. 5 March 1792 Massachusetts, USA   d. 23 April 1871 Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA )  

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James Harvey CLAPP was born 5 March 1792 in Massachusetts, USA

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James Harvey  married  Marilla Diantha FRANCIS December 1815 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marilla Diantha FRANCIS  was born 5 February 1799 in Massachusetts, USA.  Marilla Diantha died 7 December 1852 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA. 

James Harvey CLAPP died 23 April 1871 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA.
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birth1792 Birth
5 March 1792
Massachusetts, USA
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.
marriage1815 Marriage / Partner
James Harvey CLAPP and Marilla Diantha FRANCIS December 1815,

He was 23 years old.
1819 Birth of Child
John Francis CLAPP was born 27 June 1819, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

James Harvey was 27 years old.
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)
marriage1844 Marriage of Child
John Francis CLAPP married 25 November 1844, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA to Susan Rich BROWN
1852 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marilla Diantha FRANCIS died 7 December 1852, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
death1871 Death
23 April 1871
Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 79.

James is buried at: Mount Hope Cemetery

Belchertown, Massachusetts
Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA


Added: 3/3/2022 6:05:26 PM - Updated: 3/3/2022 6:06:26 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)

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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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