Thomas ADAMS

Born

31 March 1725 , Medfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

13 July 1812 , Medfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 31 March 1725 in Medfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Parents of Thomas ADAMS

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Thomas ADAMS

Mother

Mary ELLIS

Grandparents of Thomas ADAMS

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Henry ADAMS Prudence FRARY

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Thomas married Elizabeth CLARK 13 February 1749 in Medfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth CLARK was born abt. 1734 in Medfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Elizabeth died 4 October 1767 in Medfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay .

Thomas ADAMS died 13 July 1812 in Medfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Thomas ADAMS

Thomas ADAMS married

Elizabeth CLARK
Marriage date: 13 February 1749
Marriage place: Medfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Children of Thomas ADAMS and Elizabeth CLARK

Hannah ADAMS

Born: 2 October 1755, Medfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 15 December 1831, Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1725
31 March 1725
Medfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1749 Marriage / Partner
Thomas ADAMS and Elizabeth CLARK 13 February 1749, Medfield, Massachusetts, USA (Harding)

He was 23 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Hannah ADAMS was born 2 October 1755, Medfield, Massachusetts, USA (Harding)

Thomas was 30 years old.

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elizabeth CLARK died 4 October 1767, Medfield, Massachusetts, USA (Harding)

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)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

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

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

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

Death — 1812
13 July 1812
Medfield, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 87.

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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