Gershom
PLIMPTON
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Born: 14 January 1734 in Medfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Gershom married Martha MARCY 9 February 1758 in Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Martha MARCY was born 27 August 1740 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale). Martha died 6 January 1825 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale). Martha was the child of Moses MARCY and Prudence MORRIS.
Gershom PLIMPTON died 27 January 1808 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Martha MARCYMarriage date: 9 February 1758
Marriage place: Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Martha MARCY was the child of Moses MARCY and Prudence MORRIS
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Birth — 173414 January 1734
Medfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1758 Marriage / PartnerGershom PLIMPTON and Martha MARCY 9 February 1758, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)
He was 24 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 180827 January 1808
Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 74.
Postcards and Memories of Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)
Record added: 7/23/2026 12:22:56 PM
Last updated: 7/23/2026 12:23:23 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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