Martha LYFORD

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abt. 1628 , Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died

10 April 1693 , Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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John LYFORD Sarah UNKNOWN

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Born: abt. 1628 in Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: John LYFORD

Mother: Sarah UNKNOWN

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Martha married Samuel LINCOLN abt. 1650 in Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Samuel LINCOLN was born 24 August 1622 in Hingham, Norfolk, England. Samuel died 26 May 1690 in Hingham, Massachusetts, USA.

Martha LYFORD died 10 April 1693 in Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Martha LYFORD married

Samuel LINCOLN
Marriage date: abt. 1650
Marriage place: Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Children of Samuel LINCOLN and Martha LYFORD

Samuel LINCOLN

Born: 25 August 1650, Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: March 1721, Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Deborah HERSEY 29 April 1687 Place: Hingham, Massachusetts, USA

Daniel LINCOLN

Born: 1 January 1653, Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 29 April 1732, Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Mordecai LINCOLN

Born: 14 June 1657, Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 29 November 1727, Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Sarah Whitman JONES 1685

Mary LINCOLN

Born: 27 March 1662, Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 7 March 1752, Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Thomas LINCOLN

Born: 20 August 1664, Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 2 April 1715, Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Martha LINCOLN

Born: 11 February 1666, Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 12 February 1740, Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Sarah LINCOLN

Born: 13 August 1669, Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 30 August 1669, Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Hannah LINCOLN

Born: abt. 1670, , Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: November 1764, Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Rebecca LINCOLN

Born: 11 March 1673, Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 4 February 1757, Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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1650 Birth of Child
Samuel LINCOLN was born 25 August 1650, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA

1653 Birth of Child
Daniel LINCOLN was born 1 January 1653, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1657 Birth of Child
Mordecai LINCOLN was born 14 June 1657, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA

1662 Birth of Child
Mary LINCOLN was born 27 March 1662, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA

1664 Birth of Child
Thomas LINCOLN was born 20 August 1664, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Birth of Child
Martha LINCOLN was born 11 February 1666, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA

1669 Birth of Child
Sarah LINCOLN was born 13 August 1669, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA

1673 Birth of Child
Rebecca LINCOLN was born 11 March 1673, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA

1687 Marriage of Child
Samuel LINCOLN married 29 April 1687, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA to Deborah HERSEY

1690 Death of Spouse/Partner
Samuel LINCOLN died 26 May 1690, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA

Death — 1693
10 April 1693
Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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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