John DAY

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abt. 1640 , Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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26 September 1689 , Ipswich, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England

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Robert DAY Hannah PENGRY

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Born: abt. 1640 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: Robert DAY

Mother: Hannah PENGRY

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John married Sarah PENGRY 20 April 1664 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Sarah PENGRY was born abt. 1646 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah died 4 October 1692 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah was the child of Moses PENGRY and Lydia Abigail CLEMENTS.

John DAY died 26 September 1689 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England.
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Sarah PENGRY
Marriage date: 20 April 1664
Marriage place: Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Sarah PENGRY was the child of Moses PENGRY and Lydia Abigail CLEMENTS

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Name: John Day

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Event Date: 20 Apr 1664

Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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Spouse's Name: Sarah Pengry

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Reference ID: p 45

GS Film Number: 777636

Digital Folder Number: 007010724

Image Number: 00061

"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch : 6 November 2017), John Day and Sarah Pengry, 20 Apr 1664; citing Marriage, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 777,636.

Children of John DAY and Sarah PENGRY

John DAY

Born: 17 February 1665, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 28 February 1722, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Mehitable DAY

Born: 26 January 1669, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: abt. 1735, , Province of Massachusetts Bay

Moses DAY

Born: abt. 1673, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 29 March 1729, Bradford, Province of Massachusetts Bay*

Lydia DAY

Born: 18 March 1676, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 16 September 1739, Bradford, Province of Massachusetts Bay*

Hannah DAY

Born: 16 January 1679, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 27 September 1753, Haverhill, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Richard DAY

Born: abt. 1683, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: ,

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

1664 Marriage / Partner
John DAY and Sarah PENGRY 20 April 1664, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

1665 Birth of Child
John DAY was born 17 February 1665, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1669 Birth of Child
Mehitable DAY was born 26 January 1669, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

1676 Birth of Child
Lydia DAY was born 18 March 1676, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

1679 Birth of Child
Hannah DAY was born 16 January 1679, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Death — 1689
26 September 1689
Ipswich, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England

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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)

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