Josiah
SEARS
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Born: abt. 1676 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Josiah married Mercy HOWES 3 April 1702 in Yarmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mercy HOWES was born abt. 1680 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, USA (South Yarmouth) (West Yarmouth) (Yarmouth Port). Mercy died 28 August 1723 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, USA (South Yarmouth) (West Yarmouth) (Yarmouth Port). Mercy was the child of Jeremiah HOWES and Sarah PRENCE.
Josiah SEARS died 12 May 1726 in Yarmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay .
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Spouse & Children of Josiah SEARS
Mercy HOWESMarriage date: 3 April 1702
Marriage place: Yarmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Mercy HOWES was the child of Jeremiah HOWES and Sarah PRENCE
Children of Josiah SEARS and Mercy HOWES
Josiah SEARSDied: January 1772, Eastham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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1702 Marriage / PartnerJosiah SEARS and Mercy HOWES 3 April 1702, Yarmouth, Massachusetts, USA (South Yarmouth) (West Yarmouth) (Yarmouth Port)
1708 Birth of ChildJosiah SEARS was born 25 August 1708, Yarmouth, Massachusetts, USA (South Yarmouth) (West Yarmouth) (Yarmouth Port)
1723 Death of Spouse/PartnerMercy HOWES died 28 August 1723, Yarmouth, Massachusetts, USA (South Yarmouth) (West Yarmouth) (Yarmouth Port)
Death — 172612 May 1726
Yarmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Record added: 8/22/2022 8:06:37 PM
Last updated: 8/22/2022 8:15:31 PM
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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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