Benjamin
WRIGHT
(b.
8 August 1791
,
Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
d.
18 December 1853
,
Burlington, Vermont, USA
)
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Benjamin WRIGHT was born 8 August 1791 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Benjamin WRIGHT was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Benjamin married Margaret PREAVY 1 September 1838 in Westford, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Margaret PREAVY was born May 1819 in Canada. Margaret died 23 December 1901 in Burlington, Vermont, USA.
Benjamin WRIGHT died 18 December 1853 in Burlington, Vermont, USA.
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Margaret PREAVY-- Date: 1 September 1838 Place: Westford, Vermont, USA
Children of Benjamin WRIGHT and Margaret PREAVY:
Benjamin Stephen WRIGHT (b.21 May 1851, Colchester, Vermont, USA d. 6 February 1882, Burlington, Vermont, USA)
m. Melvina LUCIA 5 July 1873 in Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)
Margaret PREAVY-- Date: 1 September 1838 Place: Westford, Vermont, USAChildren of Benjamin WRIGHT and Margaret PREAVY:
Benjamin Stephen WRIGHT (b.21 May 1851, Colchester, Vermont, USA d. 6 February 1882, Burlington, Vermont, USA)m. Melvina LUCIA 5 July 1873 in Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)
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1791 Birth 8 August 1791
Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
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.
1838 Marriage / PartnerBenjamin WRIGHT and Margaret PREAVY 1 September 1838, Westford, Vermont, USA
He was 47 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)
1851 Birth of ChildBenjamin Stephen WRIGHT was born 21 May 1851, Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)
Benjamin was 59 years old.
1853 Death 18 December 1853
Burlington, Vermont, USA
He died at the age of 62.
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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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