Rebecca GOFF

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abt. 1729 , Province of Massachusetts Bay

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6 September 1804 , Providence, Rhode Island, USA

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Born: abt. 1729 in Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Rebecca married John SALISBURY 8 November 1747 in Warren, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
John SALISBURY was born 12 April 1725 in Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay . John died 22 March 1817 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. John was the child of John SALISBURY and Abigail CUMMINGS (COMMINS) (CUMMINS).

Rebecca GOFF died 6 September 1804 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

daughter of John Goff and Sarah Pullen

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Rebecca GOFF married

John SALISBURY
Marriage date: 8 November 1747
Marriage place: Warren, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
John SALISBURY was the child of John SALISBURY and Abigail CUMMINGS (COMMINS) (CUMMINS)

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1747 Warren, RI, SALISBURY John and Rebecca Gof; m. by Benjamin Miller, Justice, Nov. 8, 1747. Source: The Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850

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Warren, Rhode Island Vital Records of Rhode Island, 1636-1850

SALISBURY John and Rebecca Gof; m. by Benjamin Miller, Justice, Nov. 8, 1747.

Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916

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bride's name: Rebecca Goff

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marriage date: 08 Nov 1747

marriage place: Warren,Bristol,Rhode Island

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indexing project (batch) number: M50217-2

system origin: Rhode_Island-ODM

source film number: 908271

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Children of John SALISBURY and Rebecca GOFF

Chloe SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1750, Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: September 1836, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Hannah SALISBURY

Born: 29 September 1751, Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 12 September 1843, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Joseph LITCHFIELD 27 December 1773 Place: Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Archibald SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1752, Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 19 September 1842, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Anne SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1756, Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 4 December 1773, Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Martha SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1758, Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: abt. 1774, Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Rebecca SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1759, Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 16 June 1836, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Mary Polly SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1764, Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 1 August 1862, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Waite SALISBURY

Born: 19 September 1768, Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 2 September 1855, Kittery, Maine, USA

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1747 Marriage / Partner
Rebecca GOFF and John SALISBURY 8 November 1747, Warren, Rhode Island, USA

1751 Birth of Child
Hannah SALISBURY was born 29 September 1751, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

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

1768 Birth of Child
Waite SALISBURY was born 19 September 1768, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

1773 Death of Child
Anne SALISBURY died 4 December 1773, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

1773 Marriage of Child
Hannah SALISBURY married 27 December 1773, Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations to Joseph LITCHFIELD

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)

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)

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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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

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SALISBURY Mrs. Rebecca, wife of John, in 80th year. Gazette of Oct. 6, 1804 -- Source: The Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850

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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