Elizabeth THORNDIKE

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abt. 1641 , Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died

abt. 1672 , Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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John THORNDIKE Elizabeth STRATTON

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Born: abt. 1641 in Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: John THORNDIKE

Mother: Elizabeth STRATTON

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Elizabeth married Thomas GOULD abt. 1660 in Hopkinton, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thomas GOULD was born abt. 1639 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA. Thomas died 24 June 1690 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA. Thomas was the child of Thomas GOULD and Hannah MILLER.

Elizabeth married (2) John PROCTOR December 1662 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
John PROCTOR was born 9 October 1631 in Assington, Suffolk, England. John died 19 August 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA. John was the child of John PROCTOR and Martha HARPER.

Elizabeth THORNDIKE died abt. 1672 in Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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Elizabeth THORNDIKE married

Thomas GOULD
Marriage date: abt. 1660
Marriage place: Hopkinton, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Thomas GOULD was the child of Thomas GOULD and Hannah MILLER

Children of Thomas GOULD and Elizabeth THORNDIKE

Benjamin GOULD

Born: 26 August 1669, Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 17 May 1718, Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Married: Elizabeth ROBINSON 28 September 1687 Place: Guilford, Connecticut, USA

Elizabeth THORNDIKE married

John PROCTOR
Marriage date: December 1662
Marriage place: Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
John PROCTOR was the child of John PROCTOR and Martha HARPER

Children of John PROCTOR and Elizabeth THORNDIKE

Elizabeth PROCTOR

Born: abt. 1663, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: abt. 1736, Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Martha PROCTOR

Born: 1 April 1665, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 10 May 1665, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Martha PROCTOR

Born: 4 June 1666, Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: ,

Mary PROCTOR

Born: 20 October 1667, Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 15 February 1668, Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony

John PROCTOR

Born: 28 August 1668, Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 23 March 1748, Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Mary PROCTOR

Born: 30 January 1670, Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: ,

Thorndike PROCTOR

Born: 15 July 1672, Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: April 1758, Danvers, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

1662 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth THORNDIKE and John PROCTOR December 1662, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

1665 Birth of Child
Martha PROCTOR was born 1 April 1665, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Birth of Child
Martha PROCTOR was born 4 June 1666, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

1667 Birth of Child
Mary PROCTOR was born 20 October 1667, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

1668 Death of Child
Mary PROCTOR died 15 February 1668, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

1668 Birth of Child
John PROCTOR was born 28 August 1668, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

1669 Birth of Child
Benjamin GOULD was born 26 August 1669, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

1670 Birth of Child
Mary PROCTOR was born 30 January 1670, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

1672 Birth of Child
Thorndike PROCTOR was born 15 July 1672, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

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Last updated: 10/17/2025 1:38:11 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)

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1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
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1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state