Rachel HENDERSON
Born: abt. 1767, Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 20 November 1851, Sarnia, Canada West
Died: 20 November 1851, Sarnia, Canada West
Married: John WARD 1784 Place: Whitehall, Crown Colony of New York
Rachel
MCFARLAND
Born
04 September 1739
,
Oakham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
16 November 1791
,
Hartford, Washington, New York, USA
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Born: 04 September 1739 in Oakham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Father:
Pvt. Alexander MCFARLAND
Mother:
Jean "Jane" HARPER
Paternal grandparents:
Duncan MCFARLAND JR.
, Christian CHECKLEY
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Rachel married James HENDERSON II . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
James HENDERSON II was born 22 September 1737 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA. James died 16 November 1791 in Salem, Washington, New York, USA.
Rachel MCFARLAND died 16 November 1791 in Hartford, Washington, New York, USA.
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Birth — 173904 September 1739
Oakham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 179116 November 1791
Hartford, Washington, New York, USA
She died at the age of 52.
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Revolutionary Cemetery Salem, Washington County, New York, USA
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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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