Thomas
SAWYER
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Born: abt. 1710 in Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Thomas married Elizabeth OSGOOD 21 October 1736 in Lunenburg, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth OSGOOD was born 2 November 1709 in Andover, Massachusetts, USA. Elizabeth died 28 May 1781 in Bolton, Massachusetts, USA. Elizabeth was the child of Heber Hooker OSGOOD and Dorothy WOODMAN.
Thomas SAWYER died 31 March 1797 in Bolton, Massachusetts, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Thomas SAWYER
Elizabeth OSGOODMarriage date: 21 October 1736
Marriage place: Lunenburg, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Elizabeth OSGOOD was the child of Heber Hooker OSGOOD and Dorothy WOODMAN
Children of Thomas SAWYER and Elizabeth OSGOOD
Abner SAWYERDied: 4 September 1779, Templeton, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
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1736 Marriage / PartnerThomas SAWYER and Elizabeth OSGOOD 21 October 1736, Lunenburg, Massachusetts, USA
1742 Birth of ChildAbner SAWYER was born 9 May 1742, Bolton, Massachusetts, USA
1763 Marriage of ChildAbner SAWYER married 26 May 1763, Bolton, Massachusetts, USA to Hannah PIPER
1779 Death of ChildAbner SAWYER died 4 September 1779, Templeton, Massachusetts, USA (Baldwinville) (East Templeton) (Otter River)
1781 Death of Spouse/PartnerElizabeth OSGOOD died 28 May 1781, Bolton, Massachusetts, USA
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 179731 March 1797
Bolton, Massachusetts, USA
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Last updated: 6/3/2025 9:10:19 AM
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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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