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30 April 1803 Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA
David  married  Mercy FISK 10 March 1752 in Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mercy FISK  was born 9 March 1728 in Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay.  Mercy died 19 October 1777 in Topsfield, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay. 

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David  married  Mercy FISK 10 March 1752 in Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mercy FISK  was born 9 March 1728 in Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay.  Mercy died 19 October 1777 in Topsfield, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay. 
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David PERKINS married flag female ancestor Mercy FISK
Marriage date: 10 March 1752
Marriage place: Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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BirthBirth — 1725
26 December 1725
Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
marriage1752 Marriage / Partner
David PERKINS and Mercy FISK 10 March 1752, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA

He was 26 years old.
1756 Birth of Child
David PERKINS was born 11 May 1756, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA

David was 30 years old.
Revolutionary War
PERKINS, DAVID
Ancestor #: A088729
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): SECOND LIEUTENANT
Birth: 12-26-1725 TOPSFIELD MASSACHUSETTS
Death: 4-30-1803 TOPSFIELD MASSACHUSETTS
Service Description: 1) CAPT STEPHEN PERKINS,LEX.ALARM
2) ALSO CAPT JOHN DODGE,COL GERRISH

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1) City: TOPSFIELD - State: MASSACHUSETTS

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1) MERCY/ MARCY FISK
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1777 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mercy FISK died 19 October 1777, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA
marriage1783 Marriage of Child
David PERKINS married 2 November 1783, Topsfield, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay to Nabby CONANT
DeathDeath — 1803
30 April 1803
Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 77.
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Did You Know?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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