Josiah Converse SPRING

(b. 28 June 1764 , Watertown, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 9 December 1834 , Mehoopany, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA )

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Josiah Converse SPRING was born 28 June 1764 in Watertown, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Josiah Converse SPRING was the child of Converse SPRING and Mary LEARNED and the grandchild of: (paternal) Henry SPRING and Keziah CONVERSE (maternal) Joshua LEARNED and Elizabeth GODDARD

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Josiah Converse married Elizabeth "Betsey" CLARK . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth "Betsey" CLARK was born 9 January 1767 in Stonington, Connecticut, USA (Pawcatuck) (Lords Point). Elizabeth "Betsey" died 20 July 1851 in Mehoopany, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA. Elizabeth "Betsey" was the child of Aaron CLARK and Anna FANNING.

Josiah Converse SPRING died 9 December 1834 in Mehoopany, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Josiah Converse SPRING married

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Elizabeth "Betsey" CLARK was the child of Aaron CLARK and Anna FANNING

Children of Josiah Converse SPRING and Elizabeth "Betsey" CLARK:

Betsey SPRING (b.28 June 1787, , Crown Colony of New Hampshire d. 27 February 1877, Greenland, New Hampshire, USA)
m. Robert MORRISON 12 September 1805 in Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA

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1764 Birth
28 June 1764
Watertown, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 Birth of Child
Betsey SPRING was born 28 June 1787, , New Hampshire, USA

Josiah Converse was 23 years old.

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 Marriage of Child
Betsey SPRING married 12 September 1805, Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA to Robert MORRISON

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

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.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

Grave

Old Baptist Church/Jayne Cemetery Mehoopany Wyoming County Pennsylvania, USA

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1834 Death
9 December 1834
Mehoopany, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA

He died at the age of 70.

Josiah is buried at: Old Baptist Church/Jayne Cemetery Mehoopany Wyoming County Pennsylvania, USA

Added: 9/16/2016 8:16:13 AM - Updated: 9/30/2017 10:22:57 AM

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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