Grave has been located flag female ancestor  Dorcas  JONES

  (b. 29 May 1659 Concord, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. 24 September 1746 Lexington, Province of Massachusetts Bay )  

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Dorcas JONES was born 29 May 1659 in Concord, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Dorcas JONES was the child of John JONES   and   Dorcas UNKNOWN

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Dorcas  married  Samuel STONE 12 June 1679 in Lexington, Massachusetts Bay Colony .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Samuel STONE  was born 1 October 1656 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.  Samuel died 17 June 1743 in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA.  Samuel was the child of Samuel STONE and Sarah STEARNS.

Dorcas JONES died 24 September 1746 in Lexington, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Dorcas JONES married Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor Samuel STONE-- Date: 12 June 1679 Place: Lexington, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Samuel STONE was the child of Samuel STONE and Sarah STEARNS




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birth1659 Birth
29 May 1659
Concord, Massachusetts Bay Colony
marriage1679 Marriage / Partner
Dorcas JONES and Samuel STONE 12 June 1679, Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

She was 20 years old.
1684 Birth of Child
Samuel STONE was born 12 August 1684, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA

Dorcas was 25 years old.
1696 Birth of Child
Rebecca STONE was born 14 November 1696, Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

Dorcas was 37 years old.
marriage1706 Marriage of Child
Samuel STONE married 3 April 1706, Concord, Massachusetts, USA to Abigail REED
1743 Death of Spouse/Partner
Samuel STONE died 17 June 1743, Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Dorcas JONES - Grave  HERE LIES BURIED ye BODY OF ye WIDOW DORCAS STONE RELECt TO DECN SAMEL STONE WHO DECd SEPtm ye 24th AD 1746 IN ye 87th YEAR OF HER A
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HERE LIES BURIED
ye BODY OF ye
WIDOW DORCAS
STONE RELECt
TO DECN SAMEL
STONE WHO DECd
SEPtm ye 24th
AD 1746
IN ye 87th YEAR
OF HER AGE

Old Burying Ground Lexington Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA Plot: C.47

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death1746 Death
24 September 1746
Lexington, Province of Massachusetts Bay

She died at the age of 87.

Dorcas is buried at: Old Burying Ground Lexington Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA Plot: C.47
Added: 9/22/2016 3:58:15 PM - Updated: 3/13/2025 12:32:04 PM
Did You Know?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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