Peter WOODWARD

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abt. 1638 , Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died

15 February 1721 , Dedham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Peter WOODWARD Anna Ellen CHENEY

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Born: abt. 1638 in Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: Peter WOODWARD

Mother: Anna Ellen CHENEY

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Peter married Mehitable FISHER abt. 1667 in Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Mehitable FISHER was born 27 June 1648 in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA. Mehitable died 12 May 1727 in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA. Mehitable was the child of Anthony FISHER and Mary FAXON.

Peter WOODWARD died 15 February 1721 in Dedham, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Mehitable FISHER
Marriage date: abt. 1667
Marriage place: , Massachusetts Bay Colony
Mehitable FISHER was the child of Anthony FISHER and Mary FAXON

Children of Peter WOODWARD and Mehitable FISHER

Judith WOODWARD

Born: March 1682, Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 15 May 1720, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Married: John WATERMAN 22 September 1709 Place: Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Elizabeth WOODWARD

Born: 14 August 1691, Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 15 February 1760, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Married: Joseph WATERMAN 17 March 1717 Place: Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

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1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1682 Birth of Child
Judith WOODWARD was born March 1682, Dedham, Massachusetts, USA

1691 Birth of Child
Elizabeth WOODWARD was born 14 August 1691, Dedham, Massachusetts, USA

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1709 Marriage of Child
Judith WOODWARD married 22 September 1709, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville) to John WATERMAN

1717 Marriage of Child
Elizabeth WOODWARD married 17 March 1717, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville) to Joseph WATERMAN

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

1720 Death of Child
Judith WOODWARD died 15 May 1720, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Death — 1721
15 February 1721
Dedham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Last updated: 4/15/2025 4:22:20 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