Miriam TRACY

(b. 1648, Old Saybrook, New Haven Colony d. 9 July 1732, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )

Summary: Miriam TRACY was born 1648 in Old Saybrook, New Haven Colony. Miriam TRACY was the child of Thomas TRACY and Mary UNKNOWN (CONWAY) (LOCK) and the grandchild of: (paternal) William TRACY and Mary CONWAY

She married Thomas WATERMAN November 1668 in Norwich, Connecticut Colony . The couple had (at least) 8 children. Thomas WATERMAN was born 30 November 1644 in Marshfield, Massachusetts, USA . He died 19 June 1708 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA . He was the son of Robert WATERMAN and Elizabeth BOURNE (BOURN).

Miriam TRACY died 9 July 1732 in Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut.
Notes:
Miriam Tracy, the only daughter of Lieut. Thomas Tracy and his first wife, m. Lieut. Thomas Waterman one of the original proprietors of Norwich, son of Robert Waterman and Elizabeth Bourn of Marshfield. She had by him eight children, seven of whom married and had families.

From: Hyde Genealogy

GREAT GRANDMOTHER OF GEN. BENEDICT ARNOLD

Title Hyde genealogy: or, the descendants, in the female as well as in the male lines, from William Hyde, of Norwich, with their places of residence, and dates of births, marriages, &c., and other particulars of them and their families and ancestry, Volume 2, Part 2
Hyde Genealogy: Or, the Descendants, in the Female as Well as in the Male Lines, from William Hyde, of Norwich, with Their Places of Residence, and Dates of Births, Marriages, &c., and Other Particulars of Them and Their Families and Ancestry, Reuben Hyde Walworth
Author Reuben Hyde Walworth
Publisher Higginson Book Co., 1864
Original from the University of Wisconsin - Madison
Digitized Jan 9, 2008
Length 1446 pages

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Miriam TRACY married

Thomas WATERMAN-- Date: November 1668 Place: Norwich, Connecticut Colony
Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.

Thomas WATERMAN was the son of Robert WATERMAN and Elizabeth BOURNE (BOURN)

"Thomas (1644-1708) & Miriam TRACY (1648-); Nov 1668; Norwich, CT {McCormick-Hamilton 739; Granberry 335, 342; Backus Anc. 176; Reg. 23:204, 472; Hyde-Dana 40; LBDF&P 4:131; Waterman (1939) 21, 695; Snow-Estes 2:147; Thomas: Marshfield 40; Salem 1:426; Beckwith Gen. 13; Windsor CT 2:262; Cary Anc. 42; Wethersfield 2:709; Upton 161; Williams (,16) 163; Tracy (1900) 24; Waterman (1939) 2; Avery Anc. (1925) 80}"

1668 WATERMAN The maryage of Thomas Waterman with miriam Tracey was in Novemb Anno Doni 1668 Marriage

Vital Records of Norwich Connecticut, 1659-1848. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007.) Originally published as: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. Hartford, Society of colonial wars in the state of Connecticut, 1913.

Children:

Thomas WATERMAN (b.September 1670, Norwich, Connecticut Colony d. 31 December 1755, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut)

John WATERMAN (b.March 1672, Norwich, Connecticut Colony d. 1744, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut)

Elizabeth WATERMAN (b.August 1675, Norwich, Connecticut Colony d. 24 June 1751, Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut )

Miriam WATERMAN (b.April 1678, Norwich, Connecticut Colony d. 22 September 1760, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut)

Martha WATERMAN (b.6 December 1680, Norwich, Connecticut Colony d. 18 March 1753, Lyme, Crown Colony of Connecticut)

Lydia WATERMAN (b.7 August 1683, Norwich, Connecticut Colony d. 22 December 1738, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut)

Joseph WATERMAN (b.15 January 1686, Norwich, Connecticut Colony d. 28 October 1778, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut)

Anna WATERMAN (b.April 1689, Norwich, Connecticut, Dominion of New England d. 21 December 1752, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut)

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1668 Marriage / Partner
Miriam TRACY and Thomas WATERMAN November 1668, Norwich, Connecticut, USA

1670 Birth of Child
Thomas WATERMAN was born September 1670, Norwich, Connecticut, USA

1672 Birth of Child
John WATERMAN was born March 1672, Norwich, Connecticut, USA

1675 - King Philip's War takes place between Native Americans and New England colonists
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1675 Birth of Child
Elizabeth WATERMAN was born August 1675, Norwich, Connecticut, USA

1678 Birth of Child
Miriam WATERMAN was born April 1678, Norwich, Connecticut, USA

1680 Birth of Child
Martha WATERMAN was born 6 December 1680, Norwich, Connecticut, USA

1683 Birth of Child
Lydia WATERMAN was born 7 August 1683, Norwich, Connecticut, USA

1686 Birth of Child
Joseph WATERMAN was born 15 January 1686, Norwich, Connecticut, USA

1689 - William & Mary assume English throne. Peter the Great assumes Russian throne.

1689 Birth of Child
Anna WATERMAN was born April 1689, Norwich, Connecticut, USA

1692 - March 1 - Salem Witch Trials
In Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, many people believed in and feared witchcraft. Consequently, when two young girls fell into trances and had seizures that doctors could not explain, many people in...Read MORE...

1704 - February 29 - French forces from Quebec and Native American forces under the command of Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville attacked the village of Deerfield, Massachusetts.
February 29, 1704 - Queen Anne's War - Deerfield Massacre - Major Jean-Baptiste de Rouville and his ...Read MORE...

1708 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thomas WATERMAN died 19 June 1708, Norwich, Connecticut, USA

Norwich justice
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1720 Flood
Sept. 4, 1720. " The flood raised Norwich river to a prodigious height; stacks of hay floated down...Read MORE...

1722 - Clever Indian in Norwich
An Indian being found drunk, was brought before Mr. Justice Bushnell, and sentenced according to...Read MORE...

In the freshet of February, 1727, four of the town bridges were swept away, and among them was this which crossed the Shetucket.

History of Norwich, Connecticut: From Its Possession by the Indians to the Year 1866 Author Frances Manwaring Caulkins Publisher By H.P. Haven, 1874 -

1729 Norwich town common established
In 1729, the proprietors agree, vote, and grant, "that the Plain in the Town Platt, called the...Read MORE...

1729 Flood (Norwich)
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1730 - Norwich Rattlesnakes
1730. Voted, that whosoever shall kill a rattlesnake within this township at any time within one...Read MORE...

Death
9 July 1732
Norwich, Connecticut, USA

Miriam is buried at: Mason Cemetery (Founder's Cemetery) (Post Gager Burial Ground)
Lee Avenue

Norwich, Connecticut, USA

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