Joshua SAWYER

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13 March 1655 , Lancaster, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died

14 July 1738 , Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Thomas SAWYER Mary PRESCOTT

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Born: 13 March 1655 in Lancaster, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: Thomas SAWYER

Mother: Mary PRESCOTT

Maternal grandparents: John PRESCOTT , Mary GAWKROGER? PLATTS?

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Joshua married Sarah WRIGHT 2 January 1677 in Concord, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Sarah WRIGHT was born 16 February 1653 in Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Sarah died 7 November 1698 in Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Sarah was the child of John WRIGHT and Priscilla BYFIELD.

Joshua SAWYER died 14 July 1738 in Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Joshua SAWYER married

Sarah WRIGHT
Marriage date: 2 January 1677
Marriage place: Concord, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Sarah WRIGHT was the child of John WRIGHT and Priscilla BYFIELD

Children of Joshua SAWYER and Sarah WRIGHT

Abigail SAWYER

Born: 17 May 1679, Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: ,

Married: John VINTON 29 November 1720 Place: Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Joshua SAWYER II

Born: 6/20/1684, Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 3/1/1738, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Mary CARTER

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Birth — 1655
13 March 1655
Lancaster, Massachusetts Bay Colony

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1677 Marriage / Partner
Joshua SAWYER and Sarah WRIGHT 2 January 1677, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

He was 21 years old.

1679 Birth of Child
Abigail SAWYER was born 17 May 1679, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Joshua was 24 years old.

1684 Birth of Child
Joshua SAWYER II was born 6/20/1684, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Joshua was 29 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah WRIGHT died 7 November 1698, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

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

1720 Marriage of Child
Abigail SAWYER married 29 November 1720, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay to John VINTON

Death — 1738
14 July 1738
Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay
He died at the age of 83.

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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