Samuel Batchelder

Brief Life History of Samuel

When Samuel Batchelder was born on 24 December 1727, in Essex, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, John Batchelder III, was 52 and his mother, Sarah Rea, was 41. He married Mary Killam on 9 March 1755, in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He died in 1800, in Colesville, Broome, New York, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Colesville, Broome, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Batchelder
1727–1800
Mary Killam
1735–1808
Marriage: 9 March 1755
Lemuel Bachelor
1756–1817
Mary Batchelder
1759–
Abel Batchelder
1760–
Benjamin Bachelder
1765–1838
John Andy Batchelder
1765–

Sources (12)

  • Samuell Batcheller, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
  • Samuel Batchilder in entry for Elizabeth Batchilder, "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920"
  • Samuell Batcheller, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"

World Events (4)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

New York is the 11th state.

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

Name Meaning

English (Norfolk): altered form of Batchelor , showing the folk-etymology influence of the word elder, with which it is not in fact connected.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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