Patience PEIRCE (PIERCE)

Born

31 May 1754 , Middleborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

10 December 1815 , Acushnet, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 31 May 1754 in Middleborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Parents of Patience PEIRCE (PIERCE)

Father

Elkanah PEIRCE (PIERCE)

Mother

Hannah EDDY

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Patience married Seth SPOONER 21 July 1773 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Seth SPOONER was born 1 August 1751 in Fairhaven, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Seth died 18 December 1815 in Acushnet, Massachusetts, USA. Seth was the child of Walter SPOONER and Allathea SPRAGUE.

Patience PEIRCE (PIERCE) died 10 December 1815 in Acushnet, Massachusetts, USA.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Patience PEIRCE (PIERCE)

Patience PEIRCE (PIERCE) married

Seth SPOONER
Marriage date: 21 July 1773
Marriage place: Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Seth SPOONER was the child of Walter SPOONER and Allathea SPRAGUE

Children of Seth SPOONER and Patience PEIRCE (PIERCE)

Nathaniel Sprague SPOONER

Born: abt. 1790,
Died: 20 January 1860, Acushnet, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1754
31 May 1754
Middleborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1773 Marriage / Partner
Patience PEIRCE (PIERCE) and Seth SPOONER 21 July 1773, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

She was 19 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)

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)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

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Long Plain Cemetery Acushnet Bristol County Massachusetts, USA Plot: West side, Ancient section

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Death — 1815
10 December 1815
Acushnet, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 61.

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Long Plain Cemetery Acushnet Bristol County Massachusetts, USA Plot: West side, Ancient section

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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