Lydia
CRANSTON
Born
abt. 1771
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Died
29 June 1844
,
Rhode Island, USA
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Born: abt. 1771
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Lydia married Pardon SALISBURY abt. 1792 . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Pardon SALISBURY was born 17 February 1766 in Warren, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Pardon died 30 July 1854 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Pardon was the child of Oliver SALISBURY and Lydia BOWEN.
Lydia CRANSTON died 29 June 1844 in Rhode Island, USA.
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Lydia CRANSTON married 
Pardon SALISBURY
Marriage date: abt. 1792
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Pardon SALISBURY was the child of Oliver SALISBURY and Lydia BOWEN
Pardon SALISBURYMarriage date: abt. 1792
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Pardon SALISBURY was the child of Oliver SALISBURY and Lydia BOWEN
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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1792 Birth of ChildElizabeth Cranston SALISBURY was born 1 May 1792, Warren, Rhode Island, USA
1792 Birth of ChildRebekah Cranston SALISBURY was born 1 May 1792, Warren, Rhode Island, USA
1795 Birth of ChildWilliam SALISBURY was born 8 April 1795, Warren, Rhode Island, USA
1797 Birth of ChildSally SALISBURY was born 13 March 1797, Warren, Rhode Island, USA
1799 Birth of ChildEdward SALISBURY was born 27 April 1799, Warren, Rhode Island, USA
1838 Death of ChildRebekah Cranston SALISBURY died 11 June 1838 , , Rhode Island, USA
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Death — 184429 June 1844
Rhode Island, USA
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North Burial Ground Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
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