David Abijah PURINGTON

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20 April 1734 , Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

16 February 1816 , Windham, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

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Born: 20 April 1734 in Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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David Abijah married Sarah DAVIS 4 January 1759 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah DAVIS was born 11 August 1734 in Gloucester, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Sarah died 17 March 1830 in Windham, Maine, USA.

David Abijah PURINGTON died 16 February 1816 in Windham, Massachusetts (District of Maine).

son of Elisha Purington and Phebe Sweat

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Sarah DAVIS
Marriage date: 4 January 1759
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Children of David Abijah PURINGTON and Sarah DAVIS

Daniel PURINGTON

Born: 20 November 1772, Windham, Maine, New England
Died: abt. 1850, Waterboro, Maine, USA

Married: Nancy CROCKETT 22 October 1814 Place: Gorham, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

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Birth — 1734
20 April 1734
Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
David Abijah PURINGTON and Sarah DAVIS 4 January 1759,

He was 24 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Daniel PURINGTON was born 20 November 1772, Windham, Maine, USA

David Abijah was 38 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)

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)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1814 Marriage of Child
Daniel PURINGTON married 22 October 1814, Gorham, Massachusetts (District of Maine) to Nancy CROCKETT

Death — 1816
16 February 1816
Windham, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
He died at the age of 81.

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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