Lydia RICHARDSON

Born

July 17, 1702 , Chelmsford, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

September 25, 1787 , Dracut, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Age: 85
Cause of Death: old age

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Born: July 17, 1702 in Chelmsford, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Lydia married Rev. Thomas PARKER . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rev. Thomas PARKER was born December 07, 1700 in Dracut, Massachusetts, USA. Rev. Thomas died March 18, 1765 in Dracut, Massachusetts, USA. Rev. Thomas was the child of Josiah PARKER and .

Lydia RICHARDSON died September 25, 1787 in Dracut, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay.

Lydia Richardson was an great granddaughter of Ezekiel Richardson (b. 1604), a passsenger to New England on the Arbella, flagship of Gov. John Winthrop. Ezekiel Richardson was born in Westmill, Hertforshire, England. One of his daughter in laws was Remembrance Underwood Richardson(b. 1640, who was born in Concord, Massachusetts. Concord, Massachusetts was founded by Rev.Peter Bulkeley and Maj. Samuel Willard. Rev. Bulkeley's sister was Frances Bulkeley Welby, a 2x great grandmother of Lydia Richardson Parker.

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Lydia RICHARDSON married

Rev. Thomas PARKER
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Rev. Thomas PARKER was the child of Josiah PARKER

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Sgt. Matthew PARKER LL

Born: abt. 1741, Dracut, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: September 11, 1802, Litchfield, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Elizabeth JONES

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Birth — 1702
July 17, 1702
Chelmsford, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

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

1765 Death of Spouse/Partner
Rev. Thomas PARKER died March 18, 1765, Dracut, Massachusetts, USA

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)

Death — 1787
September 25, 1787
Dracut, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
She died at the age of 85.

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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