Priscilla APPLETON

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16 March 1697 , Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

abt. 1774 , Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Isaac APPLETON Priscilla BAKER

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Born: 16 March 1697 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Isaac APPLETON

Mother: Priscilla BAKER

Paternal grandparents: Samuel APPLETON , Mary OLIVER

Maternal grandparents: Thomas BAKER , Priscilla SYMONDS

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Priscilla married Thomas BURNHAM 13 October 1718 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Thomas BURNHAM was born 9 February 1694 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA. Thomas died 4 April 1730 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA. Thomas was the child of Thomas BURNHAM and Hester (Esther) COGSWELL.

Priscilla APPLETON died abt. 1774 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Priscilla APPLETON married

Thomas BURNHAM
Marriage date: 13 October 1718
Marriage place: Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Thomas BURNHAM was the child of Thomas BURNHAM and Hester (Esther) COGSWELL

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Name: Thomas Burnam

Event Type: Marriage

Marriage Date: 13 Oct 1718

Marriage Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Spouse: Priscilla Appleton

Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850

Children of Thomas BURNHAM and Priscilla APPLETON

Priscilla BURNHAM

Born: 10 March 1719, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 24 March 1719, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Thomas BURNHAM

Born: 9 February 1722, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 30 July 1792, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Judith LORD 26 May 1753 Place: Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA (Annisquam)

Priscilla BURNHAM

Born: 8 March 1723, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 3 July 1803, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Isaac BURNHAM

Born: 24 April 1725, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 14 November 1800, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Hannah SMITH 11 January 1752 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Esther BURNHAM

Born: 21 July 1728, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 14 February 1735, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Birth — 1697
16 March 1697
Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1718 Marriage / Partner
Priscilla APPLETON and Thomas BURNHAM 13 October 1718, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

She was 21 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
Priscilla BURNHAM was born 10 March 1719, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Priscilla was 21 years old.

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

1722 Birth of Child
Thomas BURNHAM was born 9 February 1722, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Priscilla was 24 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Priscilla BURNHAM was born 8 March 1723, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Priscilla was 25 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Isaac BURNHAM was born 24 April 1725, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Priscilla was 28 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Esther BURNHAM was born 21 July 1728, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Priscilla was 31 years old.

1730 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thomas BURNHAM died 4 April 1730, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

1735 Death of Child
Esther BURNHAM died 14 February 1735, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Priscilla was 37 years old.

1752 Marriage of Child
Isaac BURNHAM married 11 January 1752, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Hannah SMITH

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Thomas BURNHAM married 26 May 1753, Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA (Annisquam) to Judith LORD

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