Sarah DAVIS

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11 August 1734 , Gloucester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

17 March 1830 , Windham, Maine, USA

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Born: 11 August 1734 in Gloucester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Sarah married David Abijah PURINGTON 4 January 1759 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
David Abijah PURINGTON was born 20 April 1734 in Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay. David Abijah died 16 February 1816 in Windham, Massachusetts (District of Maine).

Sarah DAVIS died 17 March 1830 in Windham, Maine, USA.

daughter of Abel Davis and Mary Millet

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Sarah DAVIS

Sarah DAVIS married

David Abijah PURINGTON
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
11 August 1734
Gloucester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

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

She was 24 years old.

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

Sarah 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

George Washington Genealogy

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

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

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

1816 Death of Spouse/Partner
David Abijah PURINGTON died 16 February 1816, Windham, Maine, USA

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

Death — 1830
17 March 1830
Windham, Maine, USA
She died at the age of 95.

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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