Thomas
RATCHFORD
(b.
19 June 1741
,
Bridgewater, Province of Massachusetts Bay
d.
26 December 1814
,
Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Thomas RATCHFORD was born 19 June 1741 in Bridgewater, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Thomas RATCHFORD was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Thomas married Desire GORE 2 April 1762 in Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Desire GORE was born 20 September 1740 in Groton, Connecticut, USA. Desire died 12 April 1813 in Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Thomas RATCHFORD died 26 December 1814 in Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Desire GORE-- Date: 2 April 1762 Place: Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Children of Thomas RATCHFORD and Desire GORE:
Elizabeth "Betsy" RATCHFORD (b.abt. 1763, Cornwallis, Kings, Acadie d. 12 March 1843, Pereaux, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. David LYONS 25 May 1779
Desire GORE-- Date: 2 April 1762 Place: Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, CanadaChildren of Thomas RATCHFORD and Desire GORE:
Elizabeth "Betsy" RATCHFORD (b.abt. 1763, Cornwallis, Kings, Acadie d. 12 March 1843, Pereaux, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. David LYONS 25 May 1779
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1741 Birth 19 June 1741
Bridgewater, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1762 Marriage / PartnerThomas RATCHFORD and Desire GORE 2 April 1762, Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
He was 20 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1813 Death of Spouse/PartnerDesire GORE died 12 April 1813, Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
1814 Death 26 December 1814
Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 73.
Added: 12/25/2025 5:43:47 PM
- Updated: 12/25/2025 5:44:33 PM
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
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February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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