Ezra CLAPP

Born

22 May 1640 , Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died

23 January 1717 , Milton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ezra married Abigail POND abt. 1664 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Abigail POND was born abt. 1646 in Massachusetts Bay Colony. Abigail died 12 October 1682 in Milton, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Ezra married Experience HOUGHTON abt. 1685 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Experience HOUGHTON was born 1 August 1659 in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony . Experience died 17 December 1717 in Milton, Province of Massachusetts Bay.

Parents & Family of Ezra CLAPP

Parents of Ezra CLAPP

Father

Edward CLAPP

Mother

Prudence CLAPP

Grandparents of Ezra CLAPP

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Ezra CLAPP

Ezra CLAPP married

Abigail POND
Marriage date: abt. 1664
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Children of Ezra CLAPP and Abigail POND

Nehemiah CLAPP

Born: 8 December 1665, Milton, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 18 July 1734, Milton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Lydia TUCKER 16 August 1716

Abigail CLAPP

Born: 5 March 1675, Milton, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 6 July 1713, Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Samuel RICE KING 1697

Ezra CLAPP married

Experience HOUGHTON
Marriage date: abt. 1685
Marriage place:

Children of Ezra CLAPP and Experience HOUGHTON

Jane CLAPP

Born: 12 March 1687, Milton, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England
Died: 17 February 1743, Milton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Ebenezer TUCKER

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Birth — 1640
22 May 1640
Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1665 Birth of Child
Nehemiah CLAPP was born 8 December 1665, Milton, Massachusetts, USA

Ezra was 25 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1675 Birth of Child
Abigail CLAPP was born 5 March 1675, Milton, Massachusetts, USA

Ezra was 34 years old.

1682 Death of Spouse/Partner
Abigail POND died 12 October 1682, Milton, Massachusetts, USA

1687 Birth of Child
Jane CLAPP was born 12 March 1687, Milton, Massachusetts, USA

Ezra was 46 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1713 Death of Child
Abigail CLAPP died 6 July 1713, Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA

Ezra was 73 years old.

Death — 1717
23 January 1717
Milton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
He died at the age of 76.

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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