Dorcus
DWIGHT
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Born: 5 April 1703 in Medfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Dorcus married Josiah ELLIS . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josiah ELLIS was born 13 September 1691 in Dedham, Maine, USA. Josiah died 1 June 1751 in Dover, Massachusetts, USA. Josiah was the child of Eleazer ELLIS and Mehitable THURSTON.
Dorcus DWIGHT died 26 December 1785 in Keene, Crown Colony of New Hampshire.
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Josiah ELLISMarriage place:
Josiah ELLIS was the child of Eleazer ELLIS and Mehitable THURSTON
Children of Josiah ELLIS and Dorcus DWIGHT
Elizabeth ELLISDied: ,
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Birth — 17035 April 1703
Medfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1732 Birth of ChildElizabeth ELLIS was born 22 August 1732, Dedham, Massachusetts, USA
Dorcus was 29 years old.
1751 Death of Spouse/PartnerJosiah ELLIS died 1 June 1751, Dover, Massachusetts, USA
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 178526 December 1785
Keene, Crown Colony of New Hampshire
She died at the age of 82.
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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
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