Esther
SHEFFIELD
(b.
16 December 1726
,
Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
d.
6 July 1813
,
Newport, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Esther SHEFFIELD was born 16 December 1726 in Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Esther SHEFFIELD was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Esther married Benjamin WILCOX 16 December 1746 in Westerly, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Benjamin WILCOX was born abt. 1720 in Richmond, Rhode Island, USA (Kenyon). Benjamin died 5 June 1813 in Newport Landing, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Esther SHEFFIELD died 6 July 1813 in Newport, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Benjamin WILCOX-- Date: 16 December 1746 Place: Westerly, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Children of Benjamin WILCOX and Esther SHEFFIELD:
Esther WILCOX (b.abt. 1762, Newport, West Hants, Hants, Acadie d. abt. 1840, Kempt, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Allen MOSHER 1780
Benjamin WILCOX-- Date: 16 December 1746 Place: Westerly, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Children of Benjamin WILCOX and Esther SHEFFIELD:
Esther WILCOX (b.abt. 1762, Newport, West Hants, Hants, Acadie d. abt. 1840, Kempt, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. Allen MOSHER 1780
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1726 Birth 16 December 1726
Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1746 Marriage / PartnerEsther SHEFFIELD and Benjamin WILCOX 16 December 1746, Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut)
She was 20 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1813 Death 6 July 1813
Newport, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 86.
Added: 12/25/2025 5:54:38 PM
- Updated: 12/25/2025 5:54:58 PM
The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state
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