Sylvanus WILDES
Born: 6 May 1754, Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 19 November 1829, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 19 November 1829, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Elisha
WILDES
Born
23 September 1720
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Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
26 June 1787
,
Topsfield, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
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Mary BRADSTREET
Marriage date: 27 February 1754
Marriage place: Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Mary BRADSTREET was the child of Simon BRADSTREET and Elizabeth CAPEN
Mary BRADSTREETMarriage date: 27 February 1754
Marriage place: Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Mary BRADSTREET was the child of Simon BRADSTREET and Elizabeth CAPEN
Children of Elisha WILDES and Mary BRADSTREET
Mehetable WILDES
Born: 30 November 1756, Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 9 March 1840, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 9 March 1840, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah WILDES
Born: 10 February 1761, Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 1 April 1840, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1 April 1840, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth — 172023 September 1720
Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1754 Marriage / PartnerElisha WILDES and Mary BRADSTREET 27 February 1754, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA
He was 33 years old.
1754 Birth of ChildSylvanus WILDES was born 6 May 1754, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Elisha was 33 years old.
1756 Birth of ChildMehetable WILDES was born 30 November 1756, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Elisha was 36 years old.
1761 Birth of ChildSarah WILDES was born 10 February 1761, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Elisha was 40 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 178726 June 1787
Topsfield, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
He died at the age of 66.
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Pine Grove Cemetery Topsfield, Essex 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
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