David STAFFORD

Born

6 February 1705 , Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Died

5 February 1791 , Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

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Josiah STAFFORD (STOVER)Sarah LAKE

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Born: 6 February 1705 in Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Father: Josiah STAFFORD (STOVER)

Mother: Sarah LAKE

Paternal grandparents: Sylvester STOVER , Elizabeth NORTON?

Maternal grandparents: David LAKE , Sarah EARLE

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David married Lydia DAVOL 22 July 1737 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Lydia DAVOL was born 30 June 1709 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram). Lydia died abt. 1788 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts). Lydia was the child of William DAVOL and Sarah SISSON.

David STAFFORD died 5 February 1791 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA .

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David STAFFORD married

Lydia DAVOL
Marriage date: 22 July 1737
Marriage place: Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007).

Lydia DAVOL was the child of William DAVOL and Sarah SISSON

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1737 DEVOL Lydia (Davel), d. William and Sarah of D., and David Stafford, s. Josiah and Sarah of Tiverton, July 22, 1737, C.R.3. Marriage Dartmouth

Children of David STAFFORD and Lydia DAVOL

Tyla STAFFORD

Born: 10 June 1738, Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: ,

Married: Jane UNKNOWN 1762 Place: , Rhode Island, USA

William STAFFORD

Born: 3 October 1739, Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: ,

David STAFFORD

Born: 28 June 1744, Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: ,

John STAFFORD

Born: 10 June 1747, Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 13 April 1781,

Married: Sarah WILCOX 1774 Place: Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Joshua STAFFORD

Born: 6 March 1749, Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 3 October 1809, Farmington, New York, USA

Married: Susannah CORY 10 July 1770 Place: Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Thankful STAFFORD

Born: 19 March 1751, Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 14 November 1814, , United States

Married: Joseph HEALY 27 March 1769 Place: Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Elizabeth STAFFORD

Born: 17 June 1754, Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: abt. 1779, Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Married: John COGGESHALL 1 October 1774 Place: Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Sarah STAFFORD

Born: 17 June 1754, Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: ,

Married: Godfrey PERRY 1775

Stephen STAFFORD

Born: 19 July 1756, Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 22 August 1823,

Married: Abigail DURFEE 14 May 1786 Place: Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

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1705 Birth
name: David Sr. Stafford
gender: Male
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birth date: 06 Feb 1705
birthplace: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
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indexing project (batch) number: I09374-6
system origin: Rhode Island-EASy
source film number: 913052
reference number: 63
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1705
1705 STAFFORD STAFFORD David, Sr., Feb. 6, 1705. 1 63 Birth Tiverton
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1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1737 Marriage / Partner
David STAFFORD and Lydia DAVOL 22 July 1737, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

He was 32 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Tyla STAFFORD was born 10 June 1738, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

David was 33 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
William STAFFORD was born 3 October 1739, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

David was 34 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
David STAFFORD was born 28 June 1744, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

David was 39 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
John STAFFORD was born 10 June 1747, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

David was 42 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Joshua STAFFORD was born 6 March 1749, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

David was 44 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Thankful STAFFORD was born 19 March 1751, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

David was 46 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Elizabeth STAFFORD was born 17 June 1754, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

David was 49 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Sarah STAFFORD was born 17 June 1754, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

David was 49 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Stephen STAFFORD was born 19 July 1756, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

David was 51 years old.

1769 Marriage of Child
Thankful STAFFORD married 27 March 1769, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts) to Joseph HEALY

1770 Marriage of Child
Joshua STAFFORD married 10 July 1770, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts) to Susannah CORY

1774 Marriage of Child
Elizabeth STAFFORD married 1 October 1774, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts) to John COGGESHALL

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
Stephen STAFFORD married 14 May 1786, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts) to Abigail DURFEE

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

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

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Death — 1791
5 February 1791
Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
He died at the age of 86.

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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state

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