Patience LAWTON

(b. 16 November 1767 , Westport, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 17 November 1841 , Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA )

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Patience LAWTON was born 16 November 1767 in Westport, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Patience LAWTON was the child of George LAWTON and Peace MOSHER and the grandchild of: (paternal) John LAWTON and Patience KIRBY (maternal) John MOSHER and Hannah DAVOL

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Patience married Benjamin KIRBY 25 October 1788 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Benjamin KIRBY was born 18 June 1763 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram).

Patience LAWTON died 17 November 1841 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA .
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Patience LAWTON married

Benjamin KIRBY-- Date: 25 October 1788 Place: Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Benjamin KIRBY and Patience LAWTON:

Peace KIRBY (b.15 January 1791, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 August 1859, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Joseph HOWLAND 1820

George KIRBY (b.16 May 1794, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 30 August 1882, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Abigail SMITH 25 August 1821 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Hannah KIRBY (b.29 November 1796, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 29 May 1868, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Holder SHERMAN 27 December 1821 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Jonathan T KIRBY (b.19 March 1799, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 January 1877, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Martha HOWLAND 26 December 1821 in , Massachusetts, USA

Barbara KIRBY (b.29 January 1802, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 July 1851, )
m. Seth ANTHONY 9 February 1820 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Lillis (Lettis) KIRBY (b.30 June 1805, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 15 June 1876, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA )

Phoebe H KIRBY (b.20 August 1807, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 December 1883, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Hilary SANFORD 1834 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Sophia KIRBY (b.26 November 1810, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 5 January 1888, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Joseph RICKETSON 1833 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

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1767 Birth
16 November 1767
Westport, 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 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Patience LAWTON and Benjamin KIRBY 25 October 1788, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

She was 20 years old.

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

George Washington Genealogy

1791 Birth of Child
Peace KIRBY was born 15 January 1791, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Patience was 23 years old.

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

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

1794 Birth of Child
George KIRBY was born 16 May 1794, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Patience was 26 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Hannah KIRBY was born 29 November 1796, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Patience was 29 years old.

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1799 Birth of Child
Jonathan T KIRBY was born 19 March 1799, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Patience was 31 years old.

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

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1802 Birth of Child
Barbara KIRBY was born 29 January 1802, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Patience was 34 years old.

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

1805 Birth of Child
Lillis (Lettis) KIRBY was born 30 June 1805, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Patience was 37 years old.

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1807 Birth of Child
Phoebe H KIRBY was born 20 August 1807, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Patience was 39 years old.

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

1810 Birth of Child
Sophia KIRBY was born 26 November 1810, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Patience was 43 years old.

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

1820 Marriage of Child
Barbara KIRBY married 9 February 1820, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram) to Seth ANTHONY

1821 Marriage of Child
George KIRBY married 25 August 1821, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram) to Abigail SMITH

1821 Marriage of Child
Jonathan T KIRBY married 26 December 1821, , Massachusetts, USA to Martha HOWLAND

1821 Marriage of Child
Hannah KIRBY married 27 December 1821, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram) to Holder SHERMAN

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

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

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.

1841 Death
17 November 1841
Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA

She died at the age of 74.

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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