Dorcas
WILSON
(b.
29 January 1657
,
Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
d.
20 November 1714
,
Cambridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay
)
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Dorcas WILSON was born 29 January 1657 in Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Dorcas WILSON was the child of John WILSON and Hannah Harnet JAMESSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Dorcas married Aaron CLEVELAND 26 September 1675 in Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony* . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Aaron CLEVELAND was born 10 January 1655 in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA. Aaron died 14 September 1716 in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA. Aaron was the child of Moses CLEVELAND and Anne WINN.
Dorcas WILSON died 20 November 1714 in Cambridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Family and Children of Dorcas WILSON
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Aaron CLEVELAND-- Date: 26 September 1675 Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony*
Aaron CLEVELAND was the child of Moses CLEVELAND and Anne WINN
Children of Aaron CLEVELAND and Dorcas WILSON:
Benjamin CLEVELAND (b.16 May 1701, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 7 July 1784, Southold, Crown Colony of New York )
m. Anne CHURCH 13 February 1724 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Aaron CLEVELAND-- Date: 26 September 1675 Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony*Aaron CLEVELAND was the child of Moses CLEVELAND and Anne WINN
Children of Aaron CLEVELAND and Dorcas WILSON:
Benjamin CLEVELAND (b.16 May 1701, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 7 July 1784, Southold, Crown Colony of New York )m. Anne CHURCH 13 February 1724 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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1657 Birth 29 January 1657
Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1675 Marriage / PartnerDorcas WILSON and Aaron CLEVELAND 26 September 1675, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA*
She was 18 years old.
1701 Birth of ChildBenjamin CLEVELAND was born 16 May 1701, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
Dorcas was 44 years old.
Grave
Inscription:
HERE LYES ye
BODY OF
DORCAS CLEVELAND
WIFE TO
AARON CLEVELAND
AGED 57 YEARS
& 10 MO DIED
NOVEmbr ye 29 1714
Old Burying Ground Cambridge Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA
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1714 Death 20 November 1714
Cambridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay
She died at the age of 57.
Dorcas is buried at: Old Burying Ground Cambridge Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA
Added: 8/26/2016 4:08:17 PM
- Updated: 3/25/2025 2:06:49 PM
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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