Abigail WILLARD

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04/12/1750 , Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

abt. 1800 ,

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Benjamin WILLARD Hannah GODFREY

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Born: 04/12/1750 in Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Benjamin WILLARD

Mother: Hannah GODFREY

Paternal grandparents: Henry WILLARD , Sarah NUTTING

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Abigail married Daniel SWEARS (ZWIER) . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Daniel SWEARS (ZWIER) was born 06/12/1744 in Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (South Lancaster). Daniel died 12/16/1819 in Dummerston, Vermont, USA. Daniel was the child of Daniel SWEARS (ZWIER) and Margaret MARGERY.

Abigail WILLARD died abt. 1800
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Abigail WILLARD married

Daniel SWEARS (ZWIER)
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Daniel SWEARS (ZWIER) was the child of Daniel SWEARS (ZWIER) and Margaret MARGERY

Children of Daniel SWEARS (ZWIER) and Abigail WILLARD

Peter SWEARS

Born: 10/05/1783, , Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
Died: abt. 1852, , Canada West

Married: Nancy SWEARS

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Birth — 1750
04/12/1750
Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

1783 Birth of Child
Peter SWEARS was born 10/05/1783, , Vermont, USA

Abigail was 33 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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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