Prudence LAWRENCE

Born

14 September 1715 , Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

4 March 1797 , Hollis, New Hampshire, USA

Prudence married Samuel CUMMINGS 18 July 1732 in Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Samuel CUMMINGS was born 6 March 1709 in Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Samuel died 18 January 1772 in Hollis, New Hampshire, New England. Samuel was the child of Samuel CUMMINGS and Elizabeth SHED .

Parents & Family of Prudence LAWRENCE

Parents of Prudence LAWRENCE

Father

Thomas LAWRENCE

Mother

Prudence JOHNSON

Grandparents of Prudence LAWRENCE

Paternal grandparents

John LAWRENCE Anna TARBELL

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Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Prudence LAWRENCE

Prudence LAWRENCE married

Samuel CUMMINGS
Marriage date: 18 July 1732
Marriage place: Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Samuel CUMMINGS was the child of Samuel CUMMINGS and Elizabeth SHED

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 — 1715
14 September 1715
Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

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

She was 16 years old.

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

Prudence was 25 years old.

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

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Samuel CUMMINGS died 18 January 1772, Hollis, New Hampshire, USA

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

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

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

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

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

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

Death — 1797
4 March 1797
Hollis, New Hampshire, USA
She died at the age of 81.

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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