Sarah WHEELOCK
Born: 24 February 1771, Granville, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 22 May 1849, Granville, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 22 May 1849, Granville, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: Thomas Wheeler BANKS 15 February 1792
Abel
WHEELOCK
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29 June 1739
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Leominster, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
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Abel WHEELOCK married Sarah FOSTER
Marriage date: 26 April 1764
Marriage place: Granville Centre, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sarah FOSTERMarriage date: 26 April 1764
Marriage place: Granville Centre, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Children of Abel WHEELOCK and Sarah FOSTER
Abel WHEELOCK
Born: 23 April 1777, Granville Township, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 30 August 1850, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 30 August 1850, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: Parne PARKER 20 November 1801 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Birth — 173929 June 1739
Leominster, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1764 Marriage / PartnerAbel WHEELOCK and Sarah FOSTER 26 April 1764, Granville Centre, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
He was 24 years old.
1771 Birth of ChildSarah WHEELOCK was born 24 February 1771, Granville, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Abel was 31 years old.
1777 Birth of ChildAbel WHEELOCK was born 23 April 1777, Granville Township, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Abel was 37 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1801 Marriage of ChildAbel WHEELOCK married 20 November 1801, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada to Parne PARKER
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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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