Ruth EATON

Born

14 August 1716 , Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

12 February 1799 , Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 14 August 1716 in Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Parents of Ruth EATON

Father

Thomas EATON

Mother

Lydia PIERCE

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Ruth married John NICHOLS 28 February 1733 in Wakefield, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John NICHOLS was born abt. 1711 in Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay. John died abt. 1775 in Wakefield, Province of Massachusetts Bay.

Ruth EATON died 12 February 1799 in Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Ruth EATON

Ruth EATON married

John NICHOLS
Marriage date: 28 February 1733
Marriage place: Wakefield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Children of John NICHOLS and Ruth EATON

Lydia NICHOLS

Born: abt. 1739, Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1798, Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: John VINTON

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Birth — 1716
14 August 1716
Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1733 Marriage / Partner
Ruth EATON and John NICHOLS 28 February 1733, Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA

She was 16 years old.

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

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

Death — 1799
12 February 1799
Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 82.

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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