John SHAPLEIGH

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2 January 1640 , Kittery, Maine, New England

Died

29 April 1706 , Kittery, Maine, New England

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Alexander SHAPLEIGH Elizabeth TELLMAN

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Born: 2 January 1640 in Kittery, Maine, New England

Father: Alexander SHAPLEIGH

Mother: Elizabeth TELLMAN

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John married Sarah WITHERS . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah WITHERS was born abt. 1650 in Kittery, Maine, USA. Sarah died 30 November 1708 in Kittery, Maine, USA. Sarah was the child of Thomas WITHERS and Jane UNKNOWN.

John SHAPLEIGH died 29 April 1706 in Kittery, Maine, New England.
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Sarah WITHERS
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Sarah WITHERS was the child of Thomas WITHERS and Jane UNKNOWN

Children of John SHAPLEIGH and Sarah WITHERS

Alice SHAPLEIGH

Born: abt. 1665, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, New England
Died: 9 February 1718, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, New England

Married: Edward AYERS

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Birth — 1640
2 January 1640
Kittery, Maine, New England

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

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

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

Death — 1706
29 April 1706
Kittery, Maine, New England
He died at the age of 66.

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Record added: 6/26/2016 6:47:59 AM
Last updated: 7/5/2016 10:04:32 AM

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The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state

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