Mary MARCY

Born

19 January 1760 , Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

13 October 1844 , Jefferson, Schoharie, New York, USA

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Moses MARCY Unknown UNKNOWN

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Born: 19 January 1760 in Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Moses MARCY

Mother: Unknown UNKNOWN

Paternal grandparents: Moses MARCY , Prudence MORRIS

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Mary married James DYER 15 December 1776 in Sturbridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
James DYER was born 23 April 1756 in Scituate, Rhode Island, USA (North Scituate). James died 3 March 1835 in Knox, Albany, New York, USA. James was the child of John DYER and Mary HICKEY.

Mary MARCY died 13 October 1844 in Jefferson, Schoharie, New York, USA.
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Mary MARCY married

James DYER
Marriage date: 15 December 1776
Marriage place: Sturbridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
James DYER was the child of John DYER and Mary HICKEY

Children of James DYER and Mary MARCY

Sarah DYER

Born: 29 December 1776, Sturbridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 23 September 1861, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Joshua VINTON 1793 Place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

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Birth — 1760
19 January 1760
Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

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

1776 Marriage / Partner
Mary MARCY and James DYER 15 December 1776, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

She was 16 years old.

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

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

1776 Birth of Child
Sarah DYER was born 29 December 1776, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Mary was 16 years old.

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

George Washington Genealogy

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

John Adams Genealogy

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

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

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

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1835 Death of Spouse/Partner
James DYER died 3 March 1835, Knox, Albany, New York, USA

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

Death — 1844
13 October 1844
Jefferson, Schoharie, New York, USA
She died at the age of 84.

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Old School Baptist Church Cemetery Jefferson, Schoharie County, New York, USA

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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