Elizabeth
KENT
Born
26 January 1759
,
Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
26 December 1797
,
Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth KENT was born 26 January 1759 in Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Elizabeth married Abraham TOWER 30 August 1789 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA . Abraham TOWER was born 18 April 1752 in Hingham, Massachusetts, USA. Abraham died 26 September 1832 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA. Abraham was the child of Daniel TOWER and Bethiah NICHOLS.
Elizabeth KENT died 26 December 1797 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA.
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Abraham TOWER-- Date: 30 August 1789 Place: Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Abraham TOWER was the child of Daniel TOWER and Bethiah NICHOLS
Abraham TOWER-- Date: 30 August 1789 Place: Cohasset, Massachusetts, USAAbraham TOWER was the child of Daniel TOWER and Bethiah NICHOLS
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1759 Birth 26 January 1759
Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1789 Marriage / PartnerElizabeth KENT and Abraham TOWER 30 August 1789, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
She was 30 years old.
1797 Death 26 December 1797
Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 38.
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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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