Lois BROOKS

Born

29 June 1723 , Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

12 April 1805 , Concord, Massachusetts, USA

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Joshua BROOKS Lydia WHEELER

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Born: 29 June 1723 in Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Joshua BROOKS

Mother: Lydia WHEELER

Paternal grandparents: Noah BROOKS , Dorothy POTTER

Maternal grandparents: Timothy WHEELER , Lydia WHEELER

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Lois married John BARRETT 15 November 1744 in Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
John BARRETT was born 14 February 1720 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA. John died 19 April 1790 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA. John was the child of Joseph Humphrey BARRETT and Rebecca MINOT.

Lois BROOKS died 12 April 1805 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA.
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Lois BROOKS married

John BARRETT
Marriage date: 15 November 1744
Marriage place: Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
John BARRETT was the child of Joseph Humphrey BARRETT and Rebecca MINOT

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Concord marriages: John Barrett and Lois Brooks both of Concord were married by Justice Flint Nouember. 15 :1744.

Children of John BARRETT and Lois BROOKS

Joseph BARRETT

Born: 5 January 1745, Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 20 December 1831, Mason, New Hampshire, USA

John BARRETT

Born: 2 August 1748, Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 22 September 1815, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Hepsibah BARRETT

Born: 3 October 1750, Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 22 December 1803, Cavendish, Vermont, USA

Lois BARRETT

Born: 14 December 1752, Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 17 November 1778, Concord, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Lydia BARRETT

Born: 25 May 1755, Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 20 January 1832,

Hannah BARRETT

Born: 5 July 1757, Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 31 October 1816, Groton, Massachusetts, USA

Persis BARRETT

Born: 20 October 1759, Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 3 April 1816,

Anna BARRETT

Born: 16 November 1761, Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 31 August 1836, Shirley, Massachusetts, USA

Rebeckah BARRETT

Born: 5 December 1764, Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 17 November 1793, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1723
29 June 1723
Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1744 Marriage / Partner
Lois BROOKS and John BARRETT 15 November 1744, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

She was 21 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Joseph BARRETT was born 5 January 1745, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Lois was 21 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
John BARRETT was born 2 August 1748, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Lois was 25 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Hepsibah BARRETT was born 3 October 1750, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Lois was 27 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Lois BARRETT was born 14 December 1752, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Lois was 29 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Lydia BARRETT was born 25 May 1755, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Lois was 31 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Hannah BARRETT was born 5 July 1757, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Lois was 34 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Persis BARRETT was born 20 October 1759, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Lois was 36 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Anna BARRETT was born 16 November 1761, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Lois was 38 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Rebeckah BARRETT was born 5 December 1764, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Lois was 41 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)

1778 Death of Child
Lois BARRETT died 17 November 1778, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Lois was 55 years old.

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

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1790 Death of Spouse/Partner
John BARRETT died 19 April 1790, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Death of Child
Rebeckah BARRETT died 17 November 1793, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Lois was 70 years old.

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)

1803 Death of Child
Hepsibah BARRETT died 22 December 1803, Cavendish, Vermont, USA (Proctorsville)

Lois was 80 years old.

Death — 1805
12 April 1805
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 81.

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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)

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1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state