Alexander
TAPLEY
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Born: 28 October 1738 in Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Alexander married Sarah HOOD 9 December 1762 in Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah HOOD was born 19 June 1743 in Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah died abt. 1792 in Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada.
Alexander TAPLEY died October 1824 in Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Alexander TAPLEY
Sarah HOODMarriage date: 9 December 1762
Marriage place: Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Children of Alexander TAPLEY and Sarah HOOD
Susan Ann TAPLEYDied: abt. 1840, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
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Birth — 173828 October 1738
Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1762 Marriage / PartnerAlexander TAPLEY and Sarah HOOD 9 December 1762, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA
He was 24 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 1824October 1824
Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
He died at the age of 85.
Record added: 12/27/2025 7:01:21 PM
Last updated: 12/27/2025 7:01:57 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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