Mary EMERSON

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27 October 1736 , Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

16 December 1816 , Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 27 October 1736 in Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Mary married John BAKER 21 October 1761 in Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
John BAKER was born 23 November 1733 in Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA. John died 11 November 1815 in Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA. John was the child of Thomas BAKER and Sarah Thornton WADE.

Mary EMERSON died 16 December 1816 in Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA.
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Mary EMERSON married

John BAKER
Marriage date: 21 October 1761
Marriage place: Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
John BAKER was the child of Thomas BAKER and Sarah Thornton WADE

Children of John BAKER and Mary EMERSON

Mary BAKER

Born: 23 July 1762, Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

John BAKER

Born: 2 July 1764, Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 12 May 1830, Beverly, Massachusetts, USA

Emerson BAKER

Born: abt. 1767, Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Thomas J BAKER

Born: 19 June 1768, Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 28 June 1820, Amherst, New Hampshire, USA

Ebenezer BAKER

Born: 23 December 1770, Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 24 April 1776, Topsfield, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

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Birth — 1736
27 October 1736
Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Mary EMERSON and John BAKER 21 October 1761, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA

She was 25 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Mary BAKER was born 23 July 1762, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 25 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
John BAKER was born 2 July 1764, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 27 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Thomas J BAKER was born 19 June 1768, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 31 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Ebenezer BAKER was born 23 December 1770, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 34 years old.

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 Death of Child
Ebenezer BAKER died 24 April 1776, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 39 years old.

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

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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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.

1815 Death of Spouse/Partner
John BAKER died 11 November 1815, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Death — 1816
16 December 1816
Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 80.

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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