Richard BRYER (BRIAR)

Born

abt. 1640 , Newbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died

31 July 1696 , Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Born: abt. 1640 in Newbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Parents of Richard BRYER (BRIAR)

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Francis BRYER

Mother

Susan WARDSTOCK

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Richard married Eleanor WRIGHT 21 December 1665 in Newbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eleanor WRIGHT was born abt. 1645 in Newburyport, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Eleanor died 29 August 1672 in Newburyport, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Richard BRYER (BRIAR) died 31 July 1696 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Richard BRYER (BRIAR)

Richard BRYER (BRIAR) married

Eleanor WRIGHT
Marriage date: 21 December 1665
Marriage place: Newbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Children of Richard BRYER (BRIAR) and Eleanor WRIGHT

Edith BRIAR

Born: 27 December 1670, Newbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: abt. 1702, Kittery, Maine, New England

Married: Joseph WEEKS 1696 Place: Kittery, Maine, New England

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

1665 Marriage / Partner
Richard BRYER (BRIAR) and Eleanor WRIGHT 21 December 1665, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1670 Birth of Child
Edith BRIAR was born 27 December 1670, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA

1672 Death of Spouse/Partner
Eleanor WRIGHT died 29 August 1672, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA

Death — 1696
31 July 1696
Ipswich, 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