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Elkanah
SHEARMAN (SHERMAN)
Born
7 May 1674
,
Dartmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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m. Husband of Elizabeth Manchester - married 15 Jan 1719 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
m. Margaret Pitts - married 30 Dec 1731 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
m. Martha Straight - married 14 Nov 1756 in West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island
m. Margaret Pitts - married 30 Dec 1731 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
m. Martha Straight - married 14 Nov 1756 in West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island
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Birth — 16747 May 1674
Dartmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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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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