Phoebe KEYES

Born

17 June 1639 , Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died

14 May 1701 , Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Phoebe married John FRENCH abt. 1663 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John FRENCH was born abt. 1635 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony. John died 15 March 1706 in Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay. John was the child of Thomas FRENCH and Mary SCUDAMORE? MORTON? .

Parents & Family of Phoebe KEYES

Parents of Phoebe KEYES

Father

Robert KEYES

Mother

Sarah SWETT

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Phoebe KEYES

Phoebe KEYES married

John FRENCH
Marriage date: abt. 1663
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John FRENCH was the child of Thomas FRENCH and Mary SCUDAMORE? MORTON?

Children of John FRENCH and Phoebe KEYES

Phoebe FRENCH

Born: 8 May 1667, Topsfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 24 April 1718, Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: John GOULD 1684

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Birth — 1639
17 June 1639
Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1667 Birth of Child
Phoebe FRENCH was born 8 May 1667, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Phoebe was 27 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

Death — 1701
14 May 1701
Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
She died at the age of 61.

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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