Jonathan NORCROSS

Born

7 February 1734 , Newton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

abt. 1786 , Livermore Falls, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Jonathan married Martha SPRINGER 15 April 1760 in Bath, Maine, New England . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Martha SPRINGER was born 1 September 1741 in Bath, Maine, New England. Martha died 12 November 1809 in Livermore Falls, Massachusetts (District of Maine) . Martha was the child of James SPRINGER and Joanna LOW .

Parents & Family of Jonathan NORCROSS

Parents of Jonathan NORCROSS

Father

Philip NORCROSS

Mother

Sarah JACKSON

Grandparents of Jonathan NORCROSS

Paternal grandparents

Nathaniel NORCROSS Susanna SHATTUCK

Maternal grandparents

Edward JACKSON Mary NEWTON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jonathan NORCROSS

Jonathan NORCROSS married

Martha SPRINGER
Marriage date: 15 April 1760
Marriage place: Bath, Maine, New England
Martha SPRINGER was the child of James SPRINGER and Joanna LOW

Children of Jonathan NORCROSS and Martha SPRINGER

Elijah Livermore NORCROSS

Born: 7 March 1785, Livermore Falls, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 24 February 1872, Winthrop, Maine, USA

Married: Lydia FALL

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Birth — 1734
7 February 1734
Newton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Jonathan NORCROSS and Martha SPRINGER 15 April 1760, Bath, Maine, USA

He 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)

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)

1785 Birth of Child
Elijah Livermore NORCROSS was born 7 March 1785, Livermore Falls, Maine, USA (East Livermore)

Jonathan was 51 years old.

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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)

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