Elizabeth
WHITNEY
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Born: 6 September 1775 in Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Elizabeth married Ebenezer ADAMS 7 April 1814 in Northborough, Massachusetts, USA . Ebenezer ADAMS was born 9 May 1762 in Braintree, Massachusetts, USA. Ebenezer died 14 June 1841 in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA. Ebenezer was the child of Ebenezer ADAMS and Mehitable SPEAR.
Elizabeth WHITNEY died 26 September 1856
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Ebenezer ADAMSMarriage date: 7 April 1814
Marriage place: Northborough, Massachusetts, USA
Ebenezer ADAMS was the child of Ebenezer ADAMS and Mehitable SPEAR
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Birth — 17756 September 1775
Province of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1814 Marriage / PartnerElizabeth WHITNEY and Ebenezer ADAMS 7 April 1814, Northborough, Massachusetts, USA (Northboro)
She was 38 years old.
1841 Death of Spouse/PartnerEbenezer ADAMS died 14 June 1841, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Record added: 2/14/2025 1:02:00 PM
Last updated: 2/14/2025 1:02:28 PM
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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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