Jared
JOY
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Born: 19 December 1749 in Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Jared had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Jared married Olive LITCHFIELD 22 March 1778 in Cohasset, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Olive LITCHFIELD was born 4 June 1758 in Scituate, Massachusetts, USA . Olive died 31 January 1821 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA.
Jared JOY died 29 November 1792 in Hingham, Massachusetts, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Jared JOY
Olive LITCHFIELDMarriage date: 22 March 1778
Marriage place: Cohasset, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Children of Jared JOY and Olive LITCHFIELD
Olive JOYDied: 12 November 1860, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth — 174919 December 1749
Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1778 Marriage / PartnerJared JOY and Olive LITCHFIELD 22 March 1778, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
He was 28 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1787 Birth of ChildOlive JOY was born 24 June 1787, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Jared was 37 years old.
Death — 179229 November 1792
Hingham, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 42.
Record added: 12/6/2020 11:59:12 AM
Last updated: 1/30/2026 12:14:30 AM
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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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