Elis
EGERTON
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Born: abt. 1771 in Bridgewater, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Elis married John OGILVIE abt. 1787 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John OGILVIE was born 8 October 1751 in Angus, Scotland. John died 20 November 1856 in Meaghers Grant, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Elis EGERTON died 16 July 1854 in Meaghers Grant, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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John OGILVIEMarriage date: abt. 1787
Marriage place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Children of John OGILVIE and Elis EGERTON
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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
Death — 185416 July 1854
Meaghers Grant, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Record added: 12/3/2025 4:08:25 PM
Last updated: 12/3/2025 4:08:38 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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