Stephen
DORCHESTER
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Born: 7 April 1719 in Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Stephen married Elizabeth GOULD 29 October 1754 in Farmington, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth GOULD was born 12 October 1733 in Guilford, Connecticut, USA. Elizabeth died 13 January 1790 in Richmond, Massachusetts, USA. Elizabeth was the child of Thomas GOULD and Mary CRUTTENDEN.
Stephen DORCHESTER died 31 August 1794 in Westmoreland, Oneida, New York, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Stephen DORCHESTER
Elizabeth GOULDMarriage date: 29 October 1754
Marriage place: Farmington, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Elizabeth GOULD was the child of Thomas GOULD and Mary CRUTTENDEN
Children of Stephen DORCHESTER and Elizabeth GOULD
Beulah DORCHESTERDied: ,
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Birth — 17197 April 1719
Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1754 Marriage / PartnerStephen DORCHESTER and Elizabeth GOULD 29 October 1754, Farmington, Connecticut, USA (Unionville)
He was 35 years old.
1762 Birth of ChildBeulah DORCHESTER was born 16 November 1762, Farmington, Connecticut, USA (Unionville)
Stephen was 43 years old.
1783 Marriage of ChildBeulah DORCHESTER married 27 March 1783, Farmington, Connecticut, USA (Unionville) to Aaron BUEL
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1790 Death of Spouse/PartnerElizabeth GOULD died 13 January 1790, Richmond, Massachusetts, USA
Death — 179431 August 1794
Westmoreland, Oneida, New York, USA
He died at the age of 75.
Record added: 10/17/2025 1:27:02 PM
Last updated: 10/17/2025 1:27:41 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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