Thomas GEARY (GERRY)

Born

26 October 1700 , Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

abt. 1791 , Stoneham, Massachusetts, USA

Thomas married Phoebe WYMAN . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Phoebe WYMAN was born 11 June 1702 in Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Phoebe was the child of Nathaniel WYMAN and Mary WINN .

Parents & Family of Thomas GEARY (GERRY)

Parents of Thomas GEARY (GERRY)

Father

Benjamin GERRY

Mother

Abigail GOULD

Grandparents of Thomas GEARY (GERRY)

Paternal grandparents

Thomas GERRY Sarah LEFFINGWELL

Maternal grandparents

John GOULD Abigail BELCHER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Thomas GEARY (GERRY)

Thomas GEARY (GERRY) married

Phoebe WYMAN
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Phoebe WYMAN was the child of Nathaniel WYMAN and Mary WINN

Children of Thomas GEARY (GERRY) and Phoebe WYMAN

Phebe GEARY (GERRY)

Born: 4 May 1730, Williamstown, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Married: Thomas HOUGHTON

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Birth — 1700
26 October 1700
Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

1730 Birth of Child
Phebe GEARY (GERRY) was born 4 May 1730, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

Thomas was 29 years old.

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

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

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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