Mercy
DORMAN
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Born: 6 September 1720 in Norton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Mercy married Benjamin PORTER . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Benjamin PORTER was born 4 February 1712 in Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA. Benjamin died 28 October 1793 in Wendell, Massachusetts, USA. Benjamin was the child of William PORTER and Phebe DORMAN.
Mercy DORMAN died 28 December 1811 in Wendell, Massachusetts, USA.
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Benjamin PORTERMarriage place:
Benjamin PORTER was the child of William PORTER and Phebe DORMAN
Children of Benjamin PORTER and Mercy DORMAN
William PORTERDied: 10 February 1843, Warren, Vermont, USA
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Birth — 17206 September 1720
Norton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1752 Birth of ChildWilliam PORTER was born 21 August 1752, Charlestown, New Hampshire, USA (North)
Mercy was 31 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1793 Death of Spouse/PartnerBenjamin PORTER died 28 October 1793, Wendell, Massachusetts, USA
Death — 181128 December 1811
Wendell, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 91.
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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
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