Mehitable PENGRY

Born

21 December 1686 , Ipswich, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England

Died

29 August 1719 , Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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John PENGRY Faith JEWETT

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Born: 21 December 1686 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England

Father: John PENGRY

Mother: Faith JEWETT

Paternal grandparents: Moses PENGRY , Lydia Abigail CLEMENTS

Maternal grandparents: Joseph JEWETT , Mary MALLINSON

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Mehitable married James BROWN 7 June 1707 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
James BROWN was born 1 June 1685 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA. James died 23 May 1735 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA. James was the child of Nathaniel BROWN (BROWNE) and Judith PERKINS.

Mehitable PENGRY died 29 August 1719 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Mehitable PENGRY married

James BROWN
Marriage date: 7 June 1707
Marriage place: Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
James BROWN was the child of Nathaniel BROWN (BROWNE) and Judith PERKINS

Children of James BROWN and Mehitable PENGRY

James BROWN

Born: 3 April 1715, , Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Benjamin BROWN

Born: 9 March 1718, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

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Birth
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
name: Mehitabel Pengry
gender: Female
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birth date: 21 Dec 1686
birthplace: Ispwich, Essex, Massachusetts
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father's name: John Pengry
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mother's name: Fayth
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indexing project (batch) number: C04442-7
system origin: Massachusetts-EASy
source film number: 877468
reference number: 40
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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1707 Marriage / Partner
Mehitable PENGRY and James BROWN 7 June 1707, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

She was 20 years old.

1715 Birth of Child
James BROWN was born 3 April 1715, , Massachusetts, USA

Mehitable was 28 years old.

1718 Birth of Child
Benjamin BROWN was born 9 March 1718, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mehitable was 31 years old.

Death — 1719
29 August 1719
Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
She died at the age of 32.

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Old Burying Hill

Ispwich, Massachusetts
Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

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Record added: 7/20/2015 1:53:15 PM
Last updated: 4/16/2025 7:29:51 PM

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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