Sarah CHASE

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26 September 1737 , Chatham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

abt. 1814 , Barrington, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Born: 26 September 1737 in Chatham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Sarah married Henry WILSON 11 July 1758 in Chatham, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Henry WILSON was born abt. 1735 in Chatham, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Henry died 13 March 1808 in Barrington, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Sarah CHASE died abt. 1814 in Barrington, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Sarah CHASE

Sarah CHASE married

Henry WILSON
Marriage date: 11 July 1758
Marriage place: Chatham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Children of Henry WILSON and Sarah CHASE

Sarah Elizabeth WILSON

Born: abt. 1760, Barrington, Shelburne, Acadie
Died: 29 May 1800, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: James SMITH December 1784

Mary WILSON

Born: abt. 1761, Chatham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1851, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Moses CROWELL 1782

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Birth — 1737
26 September 1737
Chatham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1758 Marriage / Partner
Sarah CHASE and Henry WILSON 11 July 1758, Chatham, Massachusetts, USA (South Chatham)

She was 20 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Death of Child
Sarah Elizabeth WILSON died 29 May 1800, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sarah was 62 years old.

1808 Death of Spouse/Partner
Henry WILSON died 13 March 1808, Barrington, Nova Scotia, Canada

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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