John
HEARD
Born
19 May 1744
,
Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
11 August 1834
,
Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
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Born: 19 May 1744 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Father:
Daniel HEARD
Mother:
Mary DANE
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John married Elizabeth Ann STORY October 1766 in Hampton, New Hampshire, New England . Elizabeth Ann STORY was born 9 September 1745 in Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA. Elizabeth Ann died 26 June 1775 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA. Elizabeth Ann was the child of William STORY and Elizabeth MARION.
John married (2) Sarah "Sally" STANIFORD abt. 1777 . Sarah "Sally" STANIFORD was born abt. 1751 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah "Sally" died 12 September 1796 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA.
John HEARD died 11 August 1834 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA.
John Heard (1744-1834) was a prominent Ipswich resident. A merchant, he had large dealings in the West Indies and China. As well as a distillery, he owned a controlling interest in the Ipswich Mills. essexheritage
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John HEARD married 
Elizabeth Ann STORY
Marriage date: October 1766
Marriage place: Hampton, New Hampshire, New England
Elizabeth Ann STORY was the child of William STORY and Elizabeth MARION
Elizabeth Ann STORYMarriage date: October 1766
Marriage place: Hampton, New Hampshire, New England
Elizabeth Ann STORY was the child of William STORY and Elizabeth MARION
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Birth — 174419 May 1744
Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1766 Marriage / PartnerJohn HEARD and Elizabeth Ann STORY October 1766, Hampton, New Hampshire, USA (Hampton Beach)
He was 22 years old.
1775 Death of Spouse/PartnerElizabeth Ann STORY died 26 June 1775, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Old Heard House, built 1795
The Heard house is a Federal-style structure built in 1795 by wealthy John Heard. Before the Revolutionary War he had invested in the rum factory on Turkey Shore Road along the river bank where they unloaded barrels of West Indies molasses, and he later helped start the Ipswich Mills.
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1796 Death of Spouse/PartnerSarah "Sally" STANIFORD died 12 September 1796, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
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 — 183411 August 1834
Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 90.
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Highland Cemetery Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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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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