Mary ROSS

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28 October 1766 , Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

13 July 1823 , Phillipston, Massachusetts, USA

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Roger ROSS Mary "Molly" RUGG

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Born: 28 October 1766 in Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Roger ROSS

Mother: Mary "Molly" RUGG

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Mary married Silas SAWYER 14 December 1785 in Templeton, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Silas SAWYER was born 6 March 1764 in Templeton, Massachusetts, USA (Baldwinville) (East Templeton) (Otter River). Silas died 21 November 1841 in Phillipston, Massachusetts, USA (Gerry). Silas was the child of Abner SAWYER and Hannah PIPER.

Mary ROSS died 13 July 1823 in Phillipston, Massachusetts, USA .
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Silas SAWYER
Marriage date: 14 December 1785
Marriage place: Templeton, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Silas SAWYER was the child of Abner SAWYER and Hannah PIPER

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Abner SAWYER

Born: 26 July 1786, Templeton, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
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Married: Phebe COLE 1808 Place: Phillipston, Massachusetts, USA (Gerry)

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Birth — 1766
28 October 1766
Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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)

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)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Mary ROSS and Silas SAWYER 14 December 1785, Templeton, Massachusetts, USA (Baldwinville) (East Templeton) (Otter River)

She was 19 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Abner SAWYER was born 26 July 1786, Templeton, Massachusetts, USA (Baldwinville) (East Templeton) (Otter River)

Mary was 19 years old.

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

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.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

Death — 1823
13 July 1823
Phillipston, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 56.

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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