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  (b. 10 December 1787 Philadelphia, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania   d. 10 September 1851 Hartford, Connecticut, USA )  

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Thomas Hopkins GALLAUDET was born 10 December 1787 in Philadelphia, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania

Thomas Hopkins GALLAUDET was the child of ?   and   ?

Thomas Hopkins GALLAUDET died 10 September 1851 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.





son of Peter Wallace Gallaudet

m. Sophia Fowler in 1821

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Thomas Hopkins GALLAUDET was a Minister, educator, co-founder of the first permanent school for the deaf in North America.

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birth1787 Birth
10 December 1787
Philadelphia, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania
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.
1817 - School for the Deaf
Thomas Gallaudet found school for the deaf in Hartford.

Hartford Times founded by Frederick D. Bolles and John M. Niles.
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Timeline of Connecticut History (ctfamilyhistory.com)
Creating Connecticut: Critical Moments That Shaped a Great State
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)
death1851 Death
10 September 1851
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

He died at the age of 63.


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Added: 9/20/2022 6:18:23 PM - Updated: 3/30/2023 11:03:02 AM
Did You Know?Pennsylvania means 'Penn's woods' or 'Penn's land.' Quaker William Penn was granted the tract of land by King Charles II of England in 1681 as repayment of debt owed to Penn's father, Admiral William Penn. Originally, Penn suggested Sylvania (woodland) for his land. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1787 - Crown Colony of Pennsylvania
December 12, 1787 - Pennsylvania becomes 2nd U.S. state

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