Hannah GRANT

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April 27, 1722 , Watertown, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

March 19, 1808 , Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 85

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Joshua GRANT Abigail COOLIDGE

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Born: April 27, 1722 in Watertown, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Joshua GRANT

Mother: Abigail COOLIDGE

Maternal grandparents: Obadiah COOLIDGE , Elizabeth ROSE

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Hannah married Josiah PERRY December 31, 1740 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, British America . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josiah PERRY was born February 18, 1714 in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA (Waterville). Josiah died October 21, 1783 in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, USA. Josiah was the child of Josiah PERRY and Berthia CUTTER.

Hannah GRANT died March 19, 1808 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

Year: 1722; Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
Year: 1808; New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Sturbridge, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Page: 364.

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Recorded occupation: Housewife

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Hannah GRANT married

Josiah PERRY
Marriage date: December 31, 1740
Marriage place: Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, British America
Josiah PERRY was the child of Josiah PERRY and Berthia CUTTER

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Year: 1740; Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850. With some noted exceptions all marriage records in this collection can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and may be available through Family History Centers throughout the United States.

Children of Josiah PERRY and Hannah GRANT

Jonathan PERRY

Born: October 14, 1753, Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: June 27, 1838, Ballston Spa, New York, USA

Married: Sarah FROST July 18, 178

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Birth — 1722
April 27, 1722
Watertown, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1740 Marriage / Partner
Hannah GRANT and Josiah PERRY December 31, 1740, Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, British America

She was 18 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Jonathan PERRY was born October 14, 1753, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Hannah was 31 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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josiah PERRY died October 21, 1783, Shutesbury, Massachusetts, USA

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)

Death — 1808
March 19, 1808
Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 85.

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