When Mary Starbird was born on 3 November 1794, in Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States, her father, John Starbird, was 39 and her mother, Rachel Ridley, was 31. She married Alexander Bates on 3 November 1814, in Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 12 September 1848, in Richmond, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Blanchard Cemetery, Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States.
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While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Oldest grave seen in the Memorials list.
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
English: unexplained.
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