Dorothy
HOWE
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Born: 18 June 1767 in Marlborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Dorothy married Joshua BURNHAM 3 February 1788 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA . Joshua BURNHAM was born 9 April 1762 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville). Joshua died 6 March 1852 Joshua was the child of Eleazer (Eleazar) BURNHAM and Mary NORMAN.
Dorothy HOWE died 1 August 1795 in Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York, USA.
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Joshua BURNHAMMarriage date: 3 February 1788
Marriage place: Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA
Joshua BURNHAM was the child of Eleazer (Eleazar) BURNHAM and Mary NORMAN
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Birth — 176718 June 1767
Marlborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1788 Marriage / PartnerDorothy HOWE and Joshua BURNHAM 3 February 1788, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Marlboro)
She was 20 years old.
Death — 17951 August 1795
Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York, USA
She died at the age of 28.
Record added: 12/16/2025 12:11:13 PM
Last updated: 12/16/2025 12:13:57 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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