Lydia PARKER

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28 February 1716 , Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

12 November 1813 , Reading, Massachusetts, USA

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Nathaniel PARKER Elizabeth WRIGHT

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Born: 28 February 1716 in Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Nathaniel PARKER

Mother: Elizabeth WRIGHT

Paternal grandparents: Nathaniel PARKER , Bethiah POLLEY

Maternal grandparents: Walter WRIGHT , Elizabeth PETERS

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Lydia married Samuel BANCROFT 30 October 1735 in Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Samuel BANCROFT was born 21 July 1715 in Reading, Massachusetts, USA. Samuel died 15 November 1782 in Reading, Massachusetts, USA. Samuel was the child of Samuel BANCROFT and Sarah LAMPSON (LAMSON).

Lydia PARKER died 12 November 1813 in Reading, Massachusetts, USA.
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Samuel BANCROFT
Marriage date: 30 October 1735
Marriage place: Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Samuel BANCROFT was the child of Samuel BANCROFT and Sarah LAMPSON (LAMSON)

Children of Samuel BANCROFT and Lydia PARKER

Aaron BANCROFT

Born: 10 November 1755, Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 19 August 1839, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Lucretia CHANDLER 24 October 1786 Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1716
28 February 1716
Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1735 Marriage / Partner
Lydia PARKER and Samuel BANCROFT 30 October 1735, Reading, Massachusetts, USA

She was 19 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Aaron BANCROFT was born 10 November 1755, Reading, Massachusetts, USA

Lydia was 39 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)

1782 Death of Spouse/Partner
Samuel BANCROFT died 15 November 1782, Reading, Massachusetts, USA

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)

1786 Marriage of Child
Aaron BANCROFT married 24 October 1786, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA to Lucretia CHANDLER

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)

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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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.

Death — 1813
12 November 1813
Reading, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 97.

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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