Elizabeth SHAW

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17 December 1719 , Plympton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

3 June 1804 , Montville, Connecticut, USA

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Born: 17 December 1719 in Plympton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Elizabeth married Alexander WHALEY 1 March 1738 in Plympton, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alexander WHALEY was born 25 December 1713 in Ireland. Alexander died 25 December 1799 in Montville, Connecticut, USA .

Elizabeth SHAW died 3 June 1804 in Montville, Connecticut, USA .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Elizabeth SHAW

Elizabeth SHAW married

Alexander WHALEY
Marriage date: 1 March 1738
Marriage place: Plympton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Children of Alexander WHALEY and Elizabeth SHAW

Alexander WHALEY

Born: 28 July 1748, Montville, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 15 February 1833, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Married: Abigail LEVERICH 4 March 1773 Place: Elmhurst, Crown Colony of New York

Married: Maria SHUTE 15 January 1805 Place: Manhattan, New York, USA

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Birth — 1719
17 December 1719
Plympton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1738 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth SHAW and Alexander WHALEY 1 March 1738, Plympton, Massachusetts, USA

She was 18 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Alexander WHALEY was born 28 July 1748, Montville, Connecticut, USA (Chesterfield) (Mohegan) (Oakdale) (Uncasville)

Elizabeth was 28 years old.

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

1773 Marriage of Child
Alexander WHALEY married 4 March 1773, Elmhurst, Crown Colony of New York to Abigail LEVERICH

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

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

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1799 Death of Spouse/Partner
Alexander WHALEY died 25 December 1799, Montville, Connecticut, USA (Chesterfield) (Mohegan) (Oakdale) (Uncasville)

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

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

Death — 1804
3 June 1804
Montville, Connecticut, USA
She died at the age of 84.

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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