Elizabeth SEVERANCE

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19 October 1717 , Northfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

31 October 1806 , Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

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Ephraim SEVERANCE Mary BURNHAM

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Born: 19 October 1717 in Northfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Ephraim SEVERANCE

Mother: Mary BURNHAM

Paternal grandparents: Ephraim SEVERANCE , Lydia MORRILL

Maternal grandparents: Thomas BURNHAM , Lydia PENGRY (PINGREE)

Elizabeth SEVERANCE died 31 October 1806 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA .
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Birth — 1717
19 October 1717
Northfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

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

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)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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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)

Death — 1806
31 October 1806
Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
She died at the age of 89.

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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
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1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state