Elijah MARCY

Born

6 August 1761 , Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

October 1806 , Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 6 August 1761 in Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Parents of Elijah MARCY

Father

Elijah MARCY

Mother

Sarah STACY

Grandparents of Elijah MARCY

Paternal grandparents

Moses MARCY Prudence MORRIS

Maternal grandparents

John STACY Sarah PRESTON

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Elijah married Mary HOBBS 21 April 1783 in Sturbridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Mary HOBBS was born abt. 1767 in Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Mary died 5 March 1813 Mary was the child of Nathan HOBBS and Lydia WARREN.

Elijah MARCY died October 1806 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Elijah MARCY

Elijah MARCY married

Mary HOBBS
Marriage date: 21 April 1783
Marriage place: Sturbridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Mary HOBBS was the child of Nathan HOBBS and Lydia WARREN

Children of Elijah MARCY and Mary HOBBS

Sally MARCY

Born: May 1782, Sturbridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 27 March 1869, Montgomery, Vermont, USA

Elijah MARCY

Born: abt. 1785, Southbridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 14 February 1855, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Sarah CLEMENCE 1816

Lucinda MARCY

Born: abt. 1787, Southbridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Sarah MARCY

Born: abt. 1787, Southbridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Miriam MARCY

Born: abt. 1789, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Matilda MARCY

Born: 14 October 1792, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: 17 March 1883, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: William MCKINSTRY 17 August 1815 Place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Mary MARCY

Born: abt. 1794, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Russell MARCY

Born: abt. 1796, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

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Birth — 1761
6 August 1761
Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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)

1782 Birth of Child
Sally MARCY was born May 1782, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Elijah was 20 years old.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Elijah MARCY and Mary HOBBS 21 April 1783, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

He was 21 years old.

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)

1792 Birth of Child
Matilda MARCY was born 14 October 1792, , Massachusetts, USA

Elijah was 31 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

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)

Death — 1806
October 1806
Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 45.

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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