Elizabeth HEMENWAY

Born

19 June 1727 , Attleboro, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

14 June 1803 , Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 19 June 1727 in Attleboro, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Parents of Elizabeth HEMENWAY

Father

Ebenezer HEMENWAY

Mother

Hannah WINCH

Grandparents of Elizabeth HEMENWAY

Paternal grandparents

Joshua HEMINGWAY Mary EVANS

Maternal grandparents

Samuel WINCH Hannah GIBBS

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Elizabeth married Benjamin ROBBINS 6 November 1747 in Southborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Benjamin ROBBINS was born 28 June 1724 in Attleboro, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Benjamin died 18 July 1793 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Benjamin was the child of John ROBBINS and Hannah CLARK.

Elizabeth HEMENWAY died 14 June 1803 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Elizabeth HEMENWAY

Elizabeth HEMENWAY married

Benjamin ROBBINS
Marriage date: 6 November 1747
Marriage place: Southborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Benjamin ROBBINS was the child of John ROBBINS and Hannah CLARK

Children of Benjamin ROBBINS and Elizabeth HEMENWAY

Esther ROBBINS

Born: 10 March 1760, Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 20 January 1830,

Married: William MCKINSTRY 19 February 1785 Place: Sturbridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

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Birth — 1727
19 June 1727
Attleboro, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1747 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth HEMENWAY and Benjamin ROBBINS 6 November 1747, Southborough, Massachusetts, USA

She was 20 years old.

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

1760 Birth of Child
Esther ROBBINS was born 10 March 1760, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Elizabeth was 32 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)

1785 Marriage of Child
Esther ROBBINS married 19 February 1785, Sturbridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay to William MCKINSTRY

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)

1793 Death of Spouse/Partner
Benjamin ROBBINS died 18 July 1793, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

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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Death — 1803
14 June 1803
Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 76.

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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