Elizabeth ADAMS

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1 October 1722 , Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

5 June 1791 , Concord, Massachusetts, USA

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Daniel ADAMS Elisabeth MINOT

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Born: 1 October 1722 in Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Daniel ADAMS

Mother: Elisabeth MINOT

Paternal grandparents: Joseph ADAMS , Margaret EAMES

Maternal grandparents: James MINOT , Rebecca WHEELER

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Elizabeth married Humphrey BARRETT 9 December 1742 in Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Humphrey BARRETT was born 28 August 1715 in Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Humphrey died 24 March 1783 in Concord, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay. Humphrey was the child of Joseph Humphrey BARRETT and Rebecca MINOT.

Elizabeth ADAMS died 5 June 1791 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA.
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Elizabeth ADAMS married

Humphrey BARRETT
Marriage date: 9 December 1742
Marriage place: Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Humphrey BARRETT was the child of Joseph Humphrey BARRETT and Rebecca MINOT

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Concord marriages: Humphrey Barrett and Elisabeth Adams both of Concord were married by ye Reund mr Daniel Bliss December: 9 : 1742

Children of Humphrey BARRETT and Elizabeth ADAMS

Elizabeth BARRETT

Born: 10 April 1744, Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1790, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Rebekah BARRETT

Born: 13 February 1746, Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 28 June 1796, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Mary BARRETT

Born: 18 November 1748, Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 16 December 1777,

Sarah BARRETT

Born: 18 April 1750, Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 14 August 1751, Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Humphrey BARRETT

Born: 22 May 1752, Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 13 March 1827,

Sarah BARRETT

Born: 16 February 1754, Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 10 June 1788, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Martha BARRETT

Born: 27 June 1754, Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 28 February 1792, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA

Abel BARRETT

Born: 28 October 1764, Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 2 January 1803,

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Birth

Concord births: Elisabeth Adams ye Daughter of Daniel Adams & Elisabeth his wife was born October ye 1st day 1722

1742 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth ADAMS and Humphrey BARRETT 9 December 1742, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

She was 20 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Elizabeth BARRETT was born 10 April 1744, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth was 21 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Rebekah BARRETT was born 13 February 1746, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth was 23 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Mary BARRETT was born 18 November 1748, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth was 26 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Sarah BARRETT was born 18 April 1750, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth was 27 years old.

1751 Death of Child
Sarah BARRETT died 14 August 1751, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth was 28 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Humphrey BARRETT was born 22 May 1752, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth was 29 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Sarah BARRETT was born 16 February 1754, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth was 31 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Martha BARRETT was born 27 June 1754, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth was 31 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Abel BARRETT was born 28 October 1764, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth was 42 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)

1783 Death of Spouse/Partner
Humphrey BARRETT died 24 March 1783, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

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)

1788 Death of Child
Sarah BARRETT died 10 June 1788, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth was 65 years old.

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

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Death

Concord deaths: Widow Elizabeth Barrett, aged 70, [wid. of Lieut. Humphrey,] June 5, 1791

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South Burying Place Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

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South Burying Place Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

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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