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flag male ancestor  Ebenezer  LYON

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abt. 1718 ,  Roxbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay*
Died
27 August 1795 ,  Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
Ebenezer  married  Mercy CLARK abt. 1740 in Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mercy CLARK  was born 6 June 1718 in Nantucket, Province of Massachusetts Bay.  Mercy died 10 April 1802 in Canterbury, Connecticut, USA. 
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Ebenezer  married  Mercy CLARK abt. 1740 in Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mercy CLARK  was born 6 June 1718 in Nantucket, Province of Massachusetts Bay.  Mercy died 10 April 1802 in Canterbury, Connecticut, USA. 
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Ebenezer LYON married flag female ancestor Mercy CLARK
Marriage date: abt. 1740
Marriage place: Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Invention 1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard
Invention 1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
marriage1766 Marriage of Child
Ephraim LYON married 31 December 1766, Canterbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut to Eunice LEACH
News1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)
News1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)
News1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)
News1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)
News1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)
Invention 1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
News1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)
News1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)
U.S. President1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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News1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)
Invention 1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)
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Name: Ebenezer Lyon
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Death Date: 27 Aug 1795
Death Place: Canterbury, Connecticut
Age: 77
Birth Date: 1718
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03394-4
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film Number: 3163
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'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F7DG-BY3 : 3 December 2014), Ebenezer Lyon, 27 Aug 1795; citing Canterbury, Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,163.'
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Old Smith Cemetery Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, USA

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Did You Know?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)

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1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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