Elijah GARY

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abt. 1718 , Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

abt. 1803 , Columbia, Connecticut, USA

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Stephen GARY Mary (Mercy) GILBERT

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Born: abt. 1718 in Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Stephen GARY

Mother: Mary (Mercy) GILBERT

Paternal grandparents: Stephen GARY , Patience UNKNOWN

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Elijah married Ruth HASKINS 16 December 1740 in Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Ruth HASKINS was born abt. 1720 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton). Ruth died 5 February 1777 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton).

Elijah GARY died abt. 1803 in Columbia, Connecticut, USA.
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Ruth HASKINS
Marriage date: 16 December 1740
Marriage place: Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Elijah GARY

Elijah and Ruth Hoskins, both of T., Dec. 16, 1742, in T.*Marriage

Taunton, MA - www.americanancestors.org

"Gary Genealogy The Descendants of Arthur Gary of Roxbury, Massachusetts with an Account of the Posterity of Stephen Gary of Charlestown, Massachusetts and also of a South Carolina Family of this Name" by Lawrence Brainerd, Boston, Massachusetts, 1918, Page 164

Children of Elijah GARY and Ruth HASKINS

Zephaniah GARY

Born: 18 October 1741, Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 16 December 1823, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mary Polly WHITE 26 March 1772

Elijah GARY

Born: abt. 1743, Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1803, Columbia, Connecticut, USA

Married: Betty CONENDER 26 November 1764 Place: Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

Married: Zebiah CROSSMAN 11 September 1766

Elbridge GARY

Born: abt. 1744, Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 23 November 1814 , Washington, DC, USA

Rufus GARY

Born: abt. 1746, Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Ruth GARY

Born: 9 October 1748, Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 8 December 1818, Calais, Vermont, USA

Married: Ezekiel KENT 21 April 1768

Seth GARY

Born: 19 May 1761, Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 12 December 1842, , New York, USA

Married: Zilpha PIERCE 21 July 1785 Place: Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA

Elisha GARY

Born: abt. 1762,
Died: abt. 1819, , New York, USA

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1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1740 Marriage / Partner
Elijah GARY and Ruth HASKINS 16 December 1740, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

1741 Birth of Child
Zephaniah GARY was born 18 October 1741, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

1748 Birth of Child
Ruth GARY was born 9 October 1748, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

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

1761 Birth of Child
Seth GARY was born 19 May 1761, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

1764 Marriage of Child
Elijah GARY married 26 November 1764, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton) to Betty CONENDER

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ruth HASKINS died 5 February 1777, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1785 Marriage of Child
Seth GARY married 21 July 1785, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA to Zilpha PIERCE

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

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

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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