Peter VAUGHAN (VAUGHN)

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28 February 1727 , Middleborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

25 July 1788 , Middleborough, Massachusetts, USA

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George VAUGHAN (VAUGHN)Faithful PACKARD

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Born: 28 February 1727 in Middleborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: George VAUGHAN (VAUGHN)

Mother: Faithful PACKARD

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Peter married Joanna BARROWS 25 April 1751 in Middleborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Joanna BARROWS was born 6 November 1731 in Middleborough, Massachusetts, USA (Middleboro). Joanna died 23 May 1815 in Middleborough, Massachusetts, USA (Middleboro).

Peter VAUGHAN (VAUGHN) died 25 July 1788 in Middleborough, Massachusetts, USA .
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Peter VAUGHAN (VAUGHN) married

Joanna BARROWS
Marriage date: 25 April 1751
Marriage place: Middleborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Name: Peter Vaughan

Spouse's Name: Joanna Barrows

Event Date: 19 Jan 1751

Event Place: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01315-9 , System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy , GS Film number: 945014 , Reference ID: Roll 3 P232 R9

Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910

Children:

George Vaughan, b. 31 Mar 1752-53; d. Middleborough 21 Jun 1805. He m. Mary RIDER 18 Dec 1777 in Rochester, MA. They had children Joanna, Mary, Goerge, Robert, Faithfull, Betty, and Peter.

Joseph Vaughan, b. 15 Apr 1755.

Peter Vaughan, b. 26 Sep 1762.

Daniel Vaughan, b. 12 Oct 1766. He m. Olive CUSHMAN 9 Oct 1791 in Rochester, MA. She was the daughter of Isaac and Sarah (Miller) Cushman and the sister of Betsey Cushman.

Susanna Vaughan, b. 15 Aug 1773, m. Joseph HARLOW 19 Nov 1795 in Middleborough.

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1727 Birth
Name: Peter Vaughan
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 28 Feb 1727
Birthplace: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Father's Name: George Vaughan
Mother's Name: Faithfull Vaughan
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I02933-0 , System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy , GS Film number: 945015 , Reference ID: p80

Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
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1751 Marriage / Partner
Peter VAUGHAN (VAUGHN) and Joanna BARROWS 25 April 1751, Middleborough, Massachusetts, USA (Middleboro)

He was 24 years old.

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

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)

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Cemetery at The Green Middleboro Plymouth County Massachusetts, USA

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Death — 1788
25 July 1788
Middleborough, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 61.

1815 Death of his wife
Name: Joanna Vaughan
Gender: Female
Death Date: 23 May 1815
Death Place: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Age: 84
Birth Date: 1731
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Peter Vaughan
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09959-0 , System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy , GS Film number: 945016 , Reference ID: Roll5 P13 R4

Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910
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Cemetery at The Green Middleboro Plymouth County Massachusetts, USA

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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