Mehitable SPEAR

Born

24 February 1737 , Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

9 November 1814 , Quincy, Massachusetts, USA

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Nathan SPEAR Mehitable BRACKETT

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Born: 24 February 1737 in Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Nathan SPEAR

Mother: Mehitable BRACKETT

Maternal grandparents: Nathaniel BRACKETT , Mehitable BELCHER

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Mehitable married Ebenezer ADAMS 14 December 1758 in Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Ebenezer ADAMS was born 15 March 1737 in Braintree, Massachusetts, USA. Ebenezer died 19 April 1798 in Braintree, Massachusetts, USA. Ebenezer was the child of Ebenezer ADAMS and Anne BOYLSTON.

Mehitable SPEAR died 9 November 1814 in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA.
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Mehitable SPEAR married

Ebenezer ADAMS
Marriage date: 14 December 1758
Marriage place: Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ebenezer ADAMS was the child of Ebenezer ADAMS and Anne BOYLSTON

Children of Ebenezer ADAMS and Mehitable SPEAR

Joseph ADAMS

Born: 21 August 1759, Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 2 November 1830, Braintree, Massachusetts, USA

Mehitable ADAMS

Born: 21 December 1760, Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 26 August 1827, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA

Ebenezer ADAMS

Born: 9 May 1762, Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 14 June 1841, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Margaret SPEAR 15 July 1792 Place: Quincy, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Elizabeth WHITNEY 7 April 1814 Place: Northborough, Massachusetts, USA (Northboro)

Josiah ADAMS

Born: 17 October 1763, Quincy, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 24 April 1844, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA

Zabdiel B ADAMS

Born: 9 December 1767, Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 24 March 1852, Braintree, Massachusetts, USA

Alice ADAMS

Born: 10 June 1770, Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 23 September 1840, Braintree, Massachusetts, USA

Thomas ADAMS

Born: 2 August 1772, Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 4 June 1843, Braintree, Massachusetts, USA

Ann Boylston ADAMS

Born: 23 November 1774, Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 3 September 1845, Braintree, Massachusetts, USA

Elihu ADAMS

Born: 24 September 1777, Braintree, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 17 December 1798, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*

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Birth — 1737
24 February 1737
Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Mehitable SPEAR and Ebenezer ADAMS 14 December 1758, Braintree, Massachusetts, USA

She was 21 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Joseph ADAMS was born 21 August 1759, Braintree, Massachusetts, USA

Mehitable was 22 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Mehitable ADAMS was born 21 December 1760, Braintree, Massachusetts, USA

Mehitable was 23 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Ebenezer ADAMS was born 9 May 1762, Braintree, Massachusetts, USA

Mehitable was 25 years old.

1763 Birth of Child
Josiah ADAMS was born 17 October 1763, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA

Mehitable was 26 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Zabdiel B ADAMS was born 9 December 1767, Braintree, Massachusetts, USA

Mehitable was 30 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Alice ADAMS was born 10 June 1770, Braintree, Massachusetts, USA

Mehitable was 33 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Thomas ADAMS was born 2 August 1772, Braintree, Massachusetts, USA

Mehitable was 35 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Ann Boylston ADAMS was born 23 November 1774, Braintree, Massachusetts, USA

Mehitable was 37 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 Birth of Child
Elihu ADAMS was born 24 September 1777, Braintree, Massachusetts, USA

Mehitable was 40 years old.

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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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1792 Marriage of Child
Ebenezer ADAMS married 15 July 1792, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA to Margaret SPEAR

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1798 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ebenezer ADAMS died 19 April 1798, Braintree, Massachusetts, USA

1798 Death of Child
Elihu ADAMS died 17 December 1798, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*

Mehitable was 61 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

Death — 1814
9 November 1814
Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 77.

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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