Elihu
COLEMAN
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Born: 12 February 1699 in Nantucket, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Elihu married Jemima BARNARD 6 October 1720 in Nantucket, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jemima BARNARD was born 14 November 1699 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA. Jemima died 25 December 1779 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA. Jemima was the child of John BARNARD and Sarah MACY.
Elihu COLEMAN died 24 January 1789 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Elihu COLEMAN
Jemima BARNARDMarriage date: 6 October 1720
Marriage place: Nantucket, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Jemima BARNARD was the child of John BARNARD and Sarah MACY
Children of Elihu COLEMAN and Jemima BARNARD
Mary COLEMANDied: 10 May 1795, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth — 169912 February 1699
Nantucket, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1720 Marriage / PartnerElihu COLEMAN and Jemima BARNARD 6 October 1720, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
He was 21 years old.
1733 Birth of ChildMary COLEMAN was born 26 July 1733, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Elihu was 34 years old.
1760 Marriage of ChildMary COLEMAN married 3 January 1760, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA to Shubael PINKHAM
1779 Death of Spouse/PartnerJemima BARNARD died 25 December 1779, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 178924 January 1789
Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 90.
Record added: 6/4/2025 9:41:40 PM
Last updated: 6/4/2025 10:01:02 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
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