Martha COLE

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13 February 1734 , Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

23 March 1814 , Swansea, Massachusetts, USA

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Hugh COLE Jane SISSON

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Born: 13 February 1734 in Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Hugh COLE

Mother: Jane SISSON

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Martha married Ephraim SALISBURY 24 November 1754 in Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Ephraim SALISBURY was born 10 May 1735 in Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove). Ephraim died abt. 1800 in New York, USA. Ephraim was the child of Ephraim SALISBURY and Rosemond SEAMANS.

Martha COLE died 23 March 1814 in Swansea, Massachusetts, USA .
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Ephraim SALISBURY
Marriage date: 24 November 1754
Marriage place: Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Ephraim SALISBURY was the child of Ephraim SALISBURY and Rosemond SEAMANS

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Name: Epriam Salisbury

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Event Date: 24 Nov 1754

Event Place: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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Name: M Martha Cole

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Event Place: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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"Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916," database, FamilySearch.org : accessed 25 October 2018), Ephraim Salisbury and M Martha Cole, 24 Nov 1754; citing Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, town halls, Rhode Island, and Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence; FHL microfilm 17.

Children of Ephraim SALISBURY and Martha COLE

Mary SALISBURY

Born: 9 June 1756, Scituate, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 27 January 1839, Rome, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

Married: Peleg COLE 1776

Richard SALISBURY

Born: 14 April 1760, Glocester, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Married: Phoebe DAVIS 8 December 1782 Place: Foster, Rhode Island, USA (North Foster)

Rhode (Rhoda) SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1767, Glocester, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 23 March 1814, Danby, Vermont, USA

Married: Henry SALISBURY 23 May 1786 Place: Foster, Rhode Island, USA (North Foster)

Avisa SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1770, Scituate, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 23 March 1814, Danby, Vermont, USA

Married: Nathan PORTER 1793

Ephraim SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1780, Scituate, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 24 December 1860, Morrow, Salem Township, Warren, Ohio, USA

Married: Lydia WINDSOR 1805

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1734 Birth
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
name: Martha Cole
gender: Female
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birth date: 13 Feb 1734
birthplace: SWANSEA,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS
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father's name: Hugh Cole
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mother's name: Jane
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indexing project (batch) number: C50224-1
system origin: Massachusetts-ODM
source film number: 22366
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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Marriage / Partner
Martha COLE and Ephraim SALISBURY 24 November 1754, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove)

She was 20 years old.

1754 Swansea, Massachusetts
Ephraim Salisbury Juner and Martha Cole both of Swanzey November the 24:1754 then was married by me Russell Mason Elder of a Church of Christ in Swanzey
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1756 Birth of Child
Mary SALISBURY was born 9 June 1756, Scituate, Rhode Island, USA (North Scituate)

Martha was 22 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Richard SALISBURY was born 14 April 1760, Glocester, Rhode Island, USA (West Glocester) (Chepachet) (Harmony)

Martha was 26 years old.

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)

1782 Marriage of Child
Richard SALISBURY married 8 December 1782, Foster, Rhode Island, USA (North Foster) to Phoebe DAVIS

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)

1786 Marriage of Child
Rhode (Rhoda) SALISBURY married 23 May 1786, Foster, Rhode Island, USA (North Foster) to Henry SALISBURY

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

Death — 1814
23 March 1814
Swansea, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 80.

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