Samuel
BANCROFT
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Born: 21 July 1715 in Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Samuel married Lydia PARKER 30 October 1735 in Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lydia PARKER was born 28 February 1716 in Reading, Massachusetts, USA. Lydia died 12 November 1813 in Reading, Massachusetts, USA. Lydia was the child of Nathaniel PARKER and Elizabeth WRIGHT.
Samuel BANCROFT died 15 November 1782 in Reading, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay.
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Spouse & Children of Samuel BANCROFT
Lydia PARKERMarriage date: 30 October 1735
Marriage place: Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Lydia PARKER was the child of Nathaniel PARKER and Elizabeth WRIGHT
Children of Samuel BANCROFT and Lydia PARKER
Aaron BANCROFTDied: 19 August 1839, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth — 171521 July 1715
Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1735 Marriage / PartnerSamuel BANCROFT and Lydia PARKER 30 October 1735, Reading, Massachusetts, USA
He was 20 years old.
1755 Birth of ChildAaron BANCROFT was born 10 November 1755, Reading, Massachusetts, USA
Samuel was 40 years old.
Death — 178215 November 1782
Reading, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
He died at the age of 67.
Record added: 3/22/2025 12:49:36 PM
Last updated: 3/22/2025 1:09:04 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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