Mary
ROPES
Born
abt. 1728
,
Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
3 December 1785
,
Salem, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
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Born: abt. 1728 in Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Mary married James BARR 10 June 1750 in Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
James BARR was born 29 October 1721 in Tottenham High Cross, England. James died 5 August 1803 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA.
Mary ROPES died 3 December 1785 in Salem, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay.
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Mary ROPES married 
James BARR
Marriage date: 10 June 1750
Marriage place: Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
James BARRMarriage date: 10 June 1750
Marriage place: Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Children of James BARR and Mary ROPES
James BARR
Born: 29 August 1754, Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 19 June 1848, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 19 June 1848, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Married: Eunice CARLTON 23 December 1779 Place: Salem, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
William BARR
Born: 25 September 1763, Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 17 August 1805, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 17 August 1805, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Robert BARR
Born: 23 September 1767, Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: September 1813, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Died: September 1813, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
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1750 Marriage / PartnerMary ROPES and James BARR 10 June 1750, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
1751 Birth of ChildMary BARR was born 12 May 1751, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
1754 Birth of ChildJames BARR was born 29 August 1754, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
1758 Birth of ChildJohn BARR was born 23 May 1758, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
1760 Birth of ChildSarah BARR was born 29 February 1760, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
1763 Birth of ChildWilliam BARR was born 25 September 1763, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
1767 Birth of ChildRobert BARR was born 23 September 1767, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
1769 Birth of ChildJoseph Ropes BARR was born 26 November 1769, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
1779 Marriage of ChildJames BARR married 23 December 1779, Salem, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay to Eunice CARLTON
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 17853 December 1785
Salem, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
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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
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