Samuel CUMMINGS

Born

6 March 1709 , Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

18 January 1772 , Hollis, New Hampshire, New England

Samuel married Prudence LAWRENCE 18 July 1732 in Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Prudence LAWRENCE was born 14 September 1715 in Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Prudence died 4 March 1797 in Hollis, New Hampshire, USA. Prudence was the child of Thomas LAWRENCE and Prudence JOHNSON .

Parents & Family of Samuel CUMMINGS

Parents of Samuel CUMMINGS

Father

Samuel CUMMINGS

Mother

Elizabeth SHED

Grandparents of Samuel CUMMINGS

Paternal grandparents

John CUMMINGS Elizabeth KINSLEY

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Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Samuel CUMMINGS

Samuel CUMMINGS married

Prudence LAWRENCE
Marriage date: 18 July 1732
Marriage place: Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Prudence LAWRENCE was the child of Thomas LAWRENCE and Prudence JOHNSON

Children of Samuel CUMMINGS and Prudence LAWRENCE

Prudence "Pru" CUMMINGS

Born: 26 November 1740, Dunstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 2 December 1824,

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Birth — 1709
6 March 1709
Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1732 Marriage / Partner
Samuel CUMMINGS and Prudence LAWRENCE 18 July 1732, Groton, Massachusetts, USA

He was 23 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Prudence "Pru" CUMMINGS was born 26 November 1740, Dunstable, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 31 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

Death — 1772
18 January 1772
Hollis, New Hampshire, New England
He died at the age of 62.

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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