Elizabeth
SYMMES
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Born: 4 March 1738 in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Elizabeth married Nathaniel BARBER 27 January 1779 in Boston, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . Nathaniel BARBER was born 18 March 1728 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale). Nathaniel died 14 October 1787 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale). Nathaniel was the child of Nathaniel BARBER and Dorothy FARNUM.
Elizabeth SYMMES died 14 February 1782 in Boston, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay .
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Nathaniel BARBERMarriage date: 27 January 1779
Marriage place: Boston, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Nathaniel BARBER was the child of Nathaniel BARBER and Dorothy FARNUM
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Birth — 17384 March 1738
Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1779 Marriage / PartnerElizabeth SYMMES and Nathaniel BARBER 27 January 1779, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
She was 40 years old.
Death — 178214 February 1782
Boston, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
She died at the age of 43.
Record added: 3/24/2025 7:40:41 PM
Last updated: 3/24/2025 7:43:52 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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