Brief Life History of Job
When Job Bartlett was born on 9 June 1744, in Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, his father, Job Bartlett, was 46 and his mother, Mary Bartlett, was 29. He married Mary Ramsdell on 29 October 1777, in Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter.
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- Job Bartlet, "United States Census, 1790"
- Job Bartlet, "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
- Job Bartlet, "Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · Rhode Island Declares Independence
Rhode Island declares independence from Great Britain on May 4, 1776, making it the first colony to do so officially.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English and Old French personal name Bertelot, Bartelot (with the Old French double diminutive suffix -elot), a pet form of Bartholomew .
History: This is the name of a well-established New England family. Its members include Josiah Bartlett (1729–95), who was born in Amesbury, MA, and became governor of NH (1790–94). A Richard Bartlet(t) settled in Newbury, MA, in 1635.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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