Keziah THOMPSON

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17 November 1730 , Medway, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

19 February 1814 , Medway, Massachusetts, USA

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Eleazar THOMPSON Hannah DANIELS

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Born: 17 November 1730 in Medway, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Eleazar THOMPSON

Mother: Hannah DANIELS

Paternal grandparents: Ebenezer THOMPSON (THOMSON) , Susannah ROCKWOOD

Maternal grandparents: Joseph DANIELS , Bethiah BRECK

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Keziah married Nathan ADAMS . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nathan ADAMS was born 30 December 1723 in Medway, Massachusetts, USA. Nathan died 26 January 1800 in Medway, Massachusetts, USA. Nathan was the child of Obadiah ADAMS and Christian SANFORD.

Keziah THOMPSON died 19 February 1814 in Medway, Massachusetts, USA.

m. (2) Benjamin Fisk (1724 - 1805)

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Nathan ADAMS
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Nathan ADAMS was the child of Obadiah ADAMS and Christian SANFORD

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Obidiah ADAMS

Born: 26 January 1758, Medway, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 1 January 1821, Medway, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Abigail HARDING

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Birth — 1730
17 November 1730
Medway, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

1758 Birth of Child
Obidiah ADAMS was born 26 January 1758, Medway, Massachusetts, USA

Keziah was 27 years old.

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

George Washington Genealogy

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

John Adams Genealogy

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

1800 Death of Spouse/Partner
Nathan ADAMS died 26 January 1800, Medway, Massachusetts, USA

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

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)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

Keziah THOMPSON - Grave Inscription: In Memory of Widow Kezia Fisk who died Feb. 19. 1814. In her 85th year

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In Memory of Widow Kezia Fisk who died Feb. 19. 1814. In her 85th year

Evergreen Cemetery West Medway Norfolk County Massachusetts, USA

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Death — 1814
19 February 1814
Medway, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 83.

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Evergreen Cemetery West Medway Norfolk County Massachusetts, USA

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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