Elizabeth
HIGGINSON
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Born: 28 June 1696 in Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Elizabeth married Benjamin PRESCOTT 20 October 1715 in Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Benjamin PRESCOTT was born 16 September 1687 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA. Benjamin died 27 May 1777 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA. Benjamin was the child of Jonathan PRESCOTT and Elizabeth HOARE.
Elizabeth HIGGINSON died 20 March 1723 in Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Benjamin PRESCOTTMarriage date: 20 October 1715
Marriage place: Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Benjamin PRESCOTT was the child of Jonathan PRESCOTT and Elizabeth HOARE
Children of Benjamin PRESCOTT and Elizabeth HIGGINSON
Benjamin PRESCOTTDied: 18 August 1778, Salem, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
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Birth — 169628 June 1696
Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1715 Marriage / PartnerElizabeth HIGGINSON and Benjamin PRESCOTT 20 October 1715, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
She was 19 years old.
1717 Birth of ChildBenjamin PRESCOTT was born 29 January 1717, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth was 20 years old.
Death — 172320 March 1723
Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
She died at the age of 26.
Record added: 7/25/2024 12:45:59 AM
Last updated: 7/25/2024 12:46:55 AM
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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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