Priscilla SHAW

Born

11 March 1733 , Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Died

abt. 1777 ,

Priscilla married Gideon SALISBURY 22 April 1757 in Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Gideon SALISBURY was born 20 August 1732 in Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . Gideon died abt. 1835 in Yates County, New York, USA. Gideon was the child of Joseph SALISBURY and Innocent HEAD .

Parents & Family of Priscilla SHAW

Parents of Priscilla SHAW

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Jeremiah SHAW

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Phebe WILBOR (WILBUR)

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Priscilla SHAW

Priscilla SHAW married

Gideon SALISBURY
Marriage date: 22 April 1757
Marriage place: Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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Gideon SALISBURY was the child of Joseph SALISBURY and Innocent HEAD

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Event Date: 22 Apr 1757

Event Place: Little Compton,Newport,Rhode Island

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50099-1

System Origin: Rhode_Island-ODM

GS Film number: 908270

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"Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916," database, FamilySearch.org : 11 February 2018), Gideon Salisbury and Priscilla Shaw, 22 Apr 1757; citing Little Compton,Newport,Rhode Island, reference ; FHL microfilm 908,270.

Children of Gideon SALISBURY and Priscilla SHAW

Hope SALISBURY

Born: 20 August 1757, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 20 February 1843, Annsville, Oneida, New York, USA

Benanuel S SALISBURY

Born: 21 November 1760, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 13 November 1853, Greenwich, Ohio, USA

Married: Grace SPAULDING 1781 Place: , Crown Colony of New York

Gideon SALISBURY

Born: 14 January 1762, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: abt. 1848, Potter, New York, USA

Married: Elizabeth SHIELDS 1784 Place: Penn Yan, Crown Colony of New York

Abigail SALISBURY

Born: 18 January 1765, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 18 March 1843, Cayuga County, New York, USA

Married: Edward SPALDING 11 May 1781

Jenkins SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1767, Salisbury Mills, Crown Colony of New York
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Joseph SALISBURY

Born: 1 June 1771, Salisbury Mills, Crown Colony of New York
Died: 26 December 1846, Clarendon, Orleans, New York, USA

Married: Phebe WESTBROOK 1792 Place: , New York, USA

Sally SALISBURY

Born: 20 August 1777, Salisbury Mills, Crown Colony of New York
Died: 29 December 1849, Chemung, New York, USA

Married: Wilkes JENKINS

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Birth

Name: Prescilla Shaw
Gender: Female
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Birth Date: Mar 1733
BirthPlace: LITTLE COMPTON,NEWPORT,RHODE ISLAND
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50099-1
System Origin: Rhode_Island-ODM
GS Film Number: 908270
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'Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:V2H4-1XR : 10 February 2018), Prescilla Shaw, Mar 1733; citing LITTLE COMPTON,NEWPORT,RHODE ISLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 908,270.

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Priscilla SHAW and Gideon SALISBURY 22 April 1757, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

She was 24 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Hope SALISBURY was born 20 August 1757, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

Priscilla was 24 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Benanuel S SALISBURY was born 21 November 1760, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

Priscilla was 27 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Gideon SALISBURY was born 14 January 1762, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

Priscilla was 28 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Abigail SALISBURY was born 18 January 1765, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

Priscilla was 31 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Joseph SALISBURY was born 1 June 1771, Salisbury Mills, New York, USA

Priscilla was 38 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Sally SALISBURY was born 20 August 1777, Salisbury Mills, New York, USA

Priscilla was 44 years old.

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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state

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