Edward
DAVIS
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Born: 5 September 1739 in Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Edward married Elizabeth DAVIS 19 January 1763 in Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth DAVIS was born 2 May 1743 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA. Elizabeth died 16 October 1775 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA.
Edward DAVIS died 3 October 1796 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA.
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Elizabeth DAVISMarriage date: 19 January 1763
Marriage place: Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Children of Edward DAVIS and Elizabeth DAVIS
Edward DAVISDied: 1 July 1834, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth — 17395 September 1739
Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1763 Marriage / PartnerEdward DAVIS and Elizabeth DAVIS 19 January 1763, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
He was 23 years old.
1768 Birth of ChildEdward DAVIS was born 5 January 1768, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
Edward was 28 years old.
1775 Death of Spouse/PartnerElizabeth DAVIS died 16 October 1775, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1787 Marriage of ChildEdward DAVIS married 26 December 1787, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA to Huldah HEALY
Death — 17963 October 1796
Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 57.
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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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