Abigail PERRY

Born

3 June 1745 , Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

14 May 1823 , Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 3 June 1745 in Province of Massachusetts Bay

Parents of Abigail PERRY

Father

Eliakim PERRY

Mother

Sarah JOY

Grandparents of Abigail PERRY

Paternal grandparents

Benjamin PERRY Dinah SWIFT

Maternal grandparents

David JOY Ruth FORD

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Abigail married John WILSON 30 August 1764 in Rehoboth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John WILSON was born 29 October 1733 in Rehoboth, Province of Massachusetts Bay. John died October 1826 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA. John was the child of Benjamin WILSON and Elizabeth SPRAGUE.

Abigail PERRY died 14 May 1823 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Abigail PERRY

Abigail PERRY married

John WILSON
Marriage date: 30 August 1764
Marriage place: Rehoboth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
John WILSON was the child of Benjamin WILSON and Elizabeth SPRAGUE

Children of John WILSON and Abigail PERRY

Benjamin WILSON

Born: 23 March 1783, Rehoboth, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 28 May 1860, Douglas, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mercy CRAGIN 3 March 1811 Place: Douglas, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1745
3 June 1745
Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

1764 Marriage / Partner
Abigail PERRY and John WILSON 30 August 1764, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA

She was 19 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 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1783 Birth of Child
Benjamin WILSON was born 23 March 1783, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA

Abigail was 37 years old.

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)

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

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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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

1811 Marriage of Child
Benjamin WILSON married 3 March 1811, Douglas, Massachusetts, USA to Mercy CRAGIN

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.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

Death — 1823
14 May 1823
Rehoboth, 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