Mercy COBB

Born

13 June 1734 , Norton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

15 September 1788 , Norton, Massachusetts, USA

Mercy married Richard BRIGGS 15 November 1752 in Norton, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Richard BRIGGS was born 19 November 1733 in Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Richard died 22 October 1758 in Bristol, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations .

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Mercy COBB married

Richard BRIGGS
Marriage date: 15 November 1752
Marriage place: Norton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Children of Richard BRIGGS and Mercy COBB

Richard BRIGGS

Born: abt. 1753, Mansfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 11 April 1835, Worthington, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1734
13 June 1734
Norton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1752 Marriage / Partner
Mercy COBB and Richard BRIGGS 15 November 1752, Norton, Massachusetts, USA

She was 18 years old.

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

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Richard BRIGGS died 22 October 1758, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Massachusetts)

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)

Death — 1788
15 September 1788
Norton, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 54.

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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