Susannah CLAPP

Born

abt. 1648 , Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died

8 February 1711 , Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Edward CLAPP Prudence CLAPP

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Born: abt. 1648 in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: Edward CLAPP

Mother: Prudence CLAPP

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Susannah married John BRECK . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John BRECK was born 27 October 1650 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset). John died 17 February 1691 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset). John was the child of Edward BRECK and Isabel RIGBY.

Susannah CLAPP died 8 February 1711 in Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay .

Grave Inscription:
HERE LYES Ye BODY
OF SUSANNAH
BRECK, WIFE TO
CAPt. JOHN
BRECK
AGED About 64 YEARS
DECd. FEBry. Ye 8th, 1711

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Susannah CLAPP married

John BRECK
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John BRECK was the child of Edward BRECK and Isabel RIGBY

Children of John BRECK and Susannah CLAPP

Jemima BRECK

Born: 17 April 1672, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 5 August 1742, Canton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Benjamin BLACKMAN 1690 Place: , Massachusetts, USA

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1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1672 Birth of Child
Jemima BRECK was born 17 April 1672, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)

1691 Death of Spouse/Partner
John BRECK died 17 February 1691, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

Death — 1711
8 February 1711
Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Dorchester North Burying Ground Dorchester Suffolk County Massachusetts, USA

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Record added: 9/17/2016 3:40:38 PM
Last updated: 3/20/2025 11:48:19 AM

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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)

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1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state