John
DAVIS
(b.
13 January 1787
,
Worcester, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
d.
19 April 1854
,
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
)
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John DAVIS was born 13 January 1787 in Worcester, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
John DAVIS was the child of Isaac DAVIS and Anne BRIGHAM and the grandchild of: (paternal) Simon DAVIS and Hannah GATES (maternal) Samuel BRIGHAM and Anna GOTTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
John married Eliza BANCROFT abt. 1822 . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Eliza BANCROFT was born 17 February 1791 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Eliza died 24 January 1872 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Eliza was the child of Aaron BANCROFT and Lucretia CHANDLER.
John DAVIS died 19 April 1854 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
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Eliza BANCROFT-- Date: abt. 1822 Place:
Eliza BANCROFT was the child of Aaron BANCROFT and Lucretia CHANDLER
Children of John DAVIS and Eliza BANCROFT:
John Chandler Bancroft DAVIS (b.29 December 1822, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. 27 December 1907, Washington, DC, USA)
George Henry DAVIS (b.5 May 1827, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. , )
Bruyn Hasbrouck DAVIS (b.27 April 1827, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 October 1870, At Sea*)
Horace DAVIS (b.16 March 1831, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 July 1916, San Francisco, California, USA)
Andrew Mcfarland DAVIS (b.30 December 1833, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. 29 May 1920, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA)
Eliza BANCROFT-- Date: abt. 1822 Place: Eliza BANCROFT was the child of Aaron BANCROFT and Lucretia CHANDLER
Children of John DAVIS and Eliza BANCROFT:
John Chandler Bancroft DAVIS (b.29 December 1822, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. 27 December 1907, Washington, DC, USA) George Henry DAVIS (b.5 May 1827, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. , ) Bruyn Hasbrouck DAVIS (b.27 April 1827, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 October 1870, At Sea*) Horace DAVIS (b.16 March 1831, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 July 1916, San Francisco, California, USA) Andrew Mcfarland DAVIS (b.30 December 1833, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. 29 May 1920, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA)
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1787 Birth 13 January 1787
Worcester, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
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DAVIS, JOHN, statesman, b. in Northborough, MA, 13 Jan 1787; d. in Worcester, MA, 19 Apr 1854. He was graduated at Yale with honor in 1812, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1815, and practiced with success in Worcester. He was elected to congress as a Whig in 1824, and re-elected for the fouor succeeding terms, sitting from Dec 1825, till Jan 1834, and taking a leading part as a protectionist in opposing Henry Clay's compromise tariff bill of 1833, and in all transactions relating to finance and commerce. He resigned his seat on being elected Governor of Massachusetts. At the conclusion of his term as Governor he was sent to the US senate, and served from 7 Ddec 1835 till Jan 1841, when he resigned to accept the governorship a second time. In the senate he was a strong opponent of the administration of Jackson and Van Buren, and took a conspicuous part in the debates as an advocate of protection for American industry, replying to the free-trade arguments of southern...Read MORE...
Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600 - 1889, vol II
DAVIS, JOHN, statesman, b. in Northborough, MA, 13 Jan 1787; d. in Worcester, MA, 19 Apr 1854. He was graduated at Yale with honor in 1812, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1815, and practiced with success in Worcester. He was elected to congress as a Whig in 1824, and re-elected for the fouor succeeding terms, sitting from Dec 1825, till Jan 1834, and taking a leading part as a protectionist in opposing Henry Clay's compromise tariff bill of 1833, and in all transactions relating to finance and commerce. He resigned his seat on being elected Governor of Massachusetts. At the conclusion of his term as Governor he was sent to the US senate, and served from 7 Ddec 1835 till Jan 1841, when he resigned to accept the governorship a second time. In the senate he was a strong opponent of the administration of Jackson and Van Buren, and took a conspicuous part in the debates as an advocate of protection for American industry, replying to the free-trade arguments of southern...Read MORE...
Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600 - 1889, vol II
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.1822 Birth of ChildJohn Chandler Bancroft DAVIS was born 29 December 1822, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
John was 35 years old.
1827 Birth of ChildBruyn Hasbrouck DAVIS was born 27 April 1827, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
John was 40 years old.
1827 Birth of ChildGeorge Henry DAVIS was born 5 May 1827, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
John was 40 years old.
1831 Birth of ChildHorace DAVIS was born 16 March 1831, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
John was 44 years old.
1833 Birth of ChildAndrew Mcfarland DAVIS was born 30 December 1833, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
John was 46 years old.
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)
1854 Death 19 April 1854
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 67.
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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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