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Joseph BURNHAM was born abt. 1690 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Joseph BURNHAM was the child of Thomas BURNHAM   and   Hester (Esther) COGSWELL and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Thomas BURNHAM and Marie LAWRENCE (maternal)  William COGSWELL and Susanna HAWKES

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Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Ross Tavern, built 1734
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Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Choates Bridge built 1764. The Oldest Stone Arch Bridge in America, Ipswich, Mass.

Colonel John Choate, a noted resident who had led a regiment at Louisburg and who served as a representative to the General Court designed the bridge and supervised construction at no charge to the town. Col. Choate also served as Justice of the Court of Sessions and the Court of Common Pleas.
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Did You Know?America - Did you know? The United States’ current 50-star flag was designed as a school project by 17-year-old Robert G. Heft. Heft received a B- for his efforts, but his teacher said he would reconsider the grade if...Read MORE...



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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)

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

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