Moses PERKINS

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17 December 1732 , Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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7 August 1807 , Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 17 December 1732 in Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Moses married Annah CUMMINGS 11 April 1754 in Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Annah CUMMINGS was born 1 October 1734 in Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Annah died 9 February 1825 in Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA. Annah was the child of David CUMMINGS and Anna Jane GOODHUE.

Moses PERKINS died 7 August 1807 in Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA.
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Annah CUMMINGS
Marriage date: 11 April 1754
Marriage place: Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Annah CUMMINGS was the child of David CUMMINGS and Anna Jane GOODHUE

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Thomas PERKINS

Born: 2 April 1758, Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 24 November 1830, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mary BALCH 29 March 1786 Place: Bradford, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay*

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Birth — 1732
17 December 1732
Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Marriage / Partner
Moses PERKINS and Annah CUMMINGS 11 April 1754, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA

He was 21 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Thomas PERKINS was born 2 April 1758, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Moses was 25 years old.

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)

1786 Marriage of Child
Thomas PERKINS married 29 March 1786, Bradford, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay* to Mary BALCH

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

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

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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

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

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

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Name: Moses Perkins
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Death Date: 07 Aug 1807
Death Place: Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
Age: 75
Birth Date: 1732
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B00395-1
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 887762
Reference ID: v B p 210

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1Y-PV8 : 10 December 2014), Moses Perkins, 07 Aug 1807; citing Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, reference v B p 210; FHL microfilm 887,762.'

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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