Benjamin WILLARD

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30 April 1721 , Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

abt. 1780 , Harvard, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

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Henry WILLARD Sarah NUTTING

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Born: 30 April 1721 in Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Henry WILLARD

Mother: Sarah NUTTING

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Benjamin married Hannah GODFREY 5 December 1745 in Harvard, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hannah GODFREY was born 26 November 1724 in Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (South Lancaster). Hannah died 06/02/1816 in Harvard, Massachusetts, USA.

Benjamin WILLARD died abt. 1780 in Harvard, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay.
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Benjamin WILLARD married

Hannah GODFREY
Marriage date: 5 December 1745
Marriage place: Harvard, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Children of Benjamin WILLARD and Hannah GODFREY

Abigail WILLARD

Born: 04/12/1750, Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1800,

Married: Daniel SWEARS (ZWIER)

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Birth — 1721
30 April 1721
Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1745 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin WILLARD and Hannah GODFREY 5 December 1745, Harvard, Massachusetts, USA

He was 24 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Abigail WILLARD was born 04/12/1750, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (South Lancaster)

Benjamin was 28 years old.

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

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)

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Last updated: 11/29/2018 2:42:01 PM

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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