Eleazer LITCHFIELD
Born: 26 August 1757, Canterbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 24 March 1840, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
Died: 24 March 1840, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
Married: Keziah WHITE 1791
John
LITCHFIELD
Born
24 September 1712
,
Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
20 January 1785
,
Brooklyn, Crown Colony of Connecticut
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Born: 24 September 1712 in Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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John married Lucy CADY 17 July 1750 in Canterbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lucy CADY was born abt. 1725 Lucy died 8 November 1803 in Brooklyn, Connecticut, USA.
John LITCHFIELD died 20 January 1785 in Brooklyn, Crown Colony of Connecticut.
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John LITCHFIELD married 
Lucy CADY
Marriage date: 17 July 1750
Marriage place: Canterbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Lucy CADYMarriage date: 17 July 1750
Marriage place: Canterbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
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Birth — 171224 September 1712
Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1750 Marriage / PartnerJohn LITCHFIELD and Lucy CADY 17 July 1750, Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
He was 37 years old.
1757 Birth of ChildEleazer LITCHFIELD was born 26 August 1757, Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
John was 44 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 178520 January 1785
Brooklyn, Crown Colony of Connecticut
He died at the age of 72.
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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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