Elizabeth PRIEST

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12 September 1679 , Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died

3 December 1754 , Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Born: 12 September 1679 in Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Elizabeth married Daniel RUGG January 1703 in Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Daniel RUGG was born 15 September 1678 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA. Daniel died 23 June 1758 in Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (South Lancaster). Daniel was the child of John RUGG and Hannah PRESCOTT.

Elizabeth PRIEST died 3 December 1754 in Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay .
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Elizabeth PRIEST married

Daniel RUGG
Marriage date: January 1703
Marriage place: Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Daniel RUGG was the child of John RUGG and Hannah PRESCOTT

Children of Daniel RUGG and Elizabeth PRIEST

Amos RUGG

Born: 13 December 1716, Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Married: Mary BURPEE 29 December 1741 Place: Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (South Lancaster)

Reuben RUGG

Born: abt. 1716, Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1757, Sterling, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Lydia ROSS 10 March 1730 Place: Sterling, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph RUGG

Born: 2 June 1723, Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 17 May 1792, Princeton, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Ruth GLAZIER 15 June 1738 Place: Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (South Lancaster)

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Birth — 1679
12 September 1679
Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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

1703 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth PRIEST and Daniel RUGG January 1703, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (South Lancaster)

She was 23 years old.

1716 Birth of Child
Amos RUGG was born 13 December 1716, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (South Lancaster)

Elizabeth was 37 years old.

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

1723 Birth of Child
Joseph RUGG was born 2 June 1723, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (South Lancaster)

Elizabeth was 43 years old.

1730 Marriage of Child
Reuben RUGG married 10 March 1730, Sterling, Massachusetts, USA to Lydia ROSS

1738 Marriage of Child
Joseph RUGG married 15 June 1738, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (South Lancaster) to Ruth GLAZIER

1741 Marriage of Child
Amos RUGG married 29 December 1741, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (South Lancaster) to Mary BURPEE

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

Death — 1754
3 December 1754
Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay
She died at the age of 75.

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