Josiah VAUGHAN (VAUGHN)

Born

9 December 1723 , Middleborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

3 April 1790 , Middleborough, Massachusetts, USA

Josiah married Lydia THOMAS 22 September 1757 in Middleborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lydia THOMAS was born 17 November 1725 in Middleborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Lydia died 24 July 1815 in Middleborough, Massachusetts, USA .

Parents & Family of Josiah VAUGHAN (VAUGHN)

Parents of Josiah VAUGHAN (VAUGHN)

Father

George VAUGHAN (VAUGHN)

Mother

Faithful PACKARD

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Josiah VAUGHAN (VAUGHN)

Josiah VAUGHAN (VAUGHN) married

Lydia THOMAS
Marriage date: 22 September 1757
Marriage place: Middleborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Marriage notes:

Name: Josiah Vaughan

Spouse's Name: Lydia Thomas

Event Date: 22 Sep 1757

Event Place: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I02933-0 , System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy , GS Film number: 945015 , Reference ID: p87

Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910

Children of Josiah VAUGHAN (VAUGHN) and Lydia THOMAS

Lydia VAUGHN

Born: 8 December 1759, Middleborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 24 January 1822, , Massachusetts, USA

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1723 Birth

Name: Josiah Vaughan
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 09 Dec 1723
BirthPlace: MIDDLEBORO,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS
Father's Name: George Vaughan
Mother's Name: Faithfull
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C51044-1 , System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM , GS Film Number: 0001250 V. 1, 0001250 V. 2, 0001250 V. 3, 0001251 V. 4, 0001251 V. 5, 0161967 V. 6, 0161967 V. 7, 0161967 V. 8, 0161968 V. 9, 0161969 V. 12, 0161969 V. 13, 0161969 V. 14, 0161970 V. 15, 0161970 V. 16, 0161970 V. 17, 0161971 V. 18, 0161971 V. 19, 0161971 V. 20, 0161972 V. 22, 0161972 V. 23, 0161972 V. 24, 0161972 V. 25, 0161973 V. 26, 0161973 V. 27, 0161973 V. 29, 0161974 V. 30, 0161974 V. 31, 0161974 V. 32, 0161975 V. 33, 0161975 V. 34

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Josiah VAUGHAN (VAUGHN) and Lydia THOMAS 22 September 1757, Middleborough, Massachusetts, USA (Middleboro)

He was 33 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Lydia VAUGHN was born 8 December 1759, Middleborough, Massachusetts, USA (Middleboro)

Josiah was 36 years old.

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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Cemetery at The Green Middleboro Plymouth County Massachusetts, USA

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Death — 1790
3 April 1790
Middleborough, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 66.

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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