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  (b. August 1747 Hopkinton, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 29 September 1829 Sparta, New York, USA )  

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Daniel Ogden SHAYS was born August 1747 in Hopkinton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Daniel Ogden SHAYS was the child of Patrick SHAYS (SHAY)   and   Margaret DEMPSEY

Daniel Ogden had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.

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Daniel Ogden SHAYS died 29 September 1829 in Sparta, New York, USA.





m. Abigail Gilbert

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Daniel Ogden SHAYS was a American soldier, revolutionary and farmer.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
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Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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birth1747 Birth
August 1747
Hopkinton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1786 - August 29 - Shays' Rebellion in Springfield, Mass
Shays‍'​ Rebellion was an armed uprising in Massachusetts (mostly in and around Springfield) during 1786 and 1787. Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays led four thousand rebels (called Shaysites) in rising up against perceived economic injustices by Massachusetts, and later on attempted to capture the United States' national weapons arsenal at the U.S. Armory at Springfield...

The rebellion started on August 29, 1786. It was precipitated by several factors: financial difficulties brought about by a post-war economic depression, a credit squeeze caused by a lack of hard currency, and fiscally harsh government policies instituted in 1785 to solve the state's debt problems. Protesters, including many war veterans, shut down county courts in the later months of 1786 to stop the judicial hearings for tax and debt collection. The protesters became radicalized against the state government following the arrests of some of their leaders, and began to organize an armed force. A militia...Read MORE...


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August 29, 1786
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.
death1829 Death
29 September 1829
Sparta, New York, USA

He died at the age of 82.

Daniel is buried at: Union Cemetery, Scottsburg, New York
Added: 5/6/2022 1:35:59 PM - Updated: 3/29/2023 9:21:47 AM
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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