Lewis
HORTON
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Born: abt. 1745 in Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Lewis married Lucy WHEELER 20 January 1776 in Rehoboth, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . Lucy WHEELER was born 19 March 1754 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA. Lucy died 10 May 1811 in Royalston, Massachusetts, USA.
Lewis HORTON died 9 September 1793 in Royalston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Lucy WHEELERMarriage date: 20 January 1776
Marriage place: Rehoboth, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
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1776 Marriage / PartnerLewis HORTON and Lucy WHEELER 20 January 1776, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 17939 September 1793
Royalston, Massachusetts, USA
Record added: 2/5/2026 7:14:32 PM
Last updated: 2/5/2026 7:18:47 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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