Elizabeth SALISBURY

Born

30 March 1739 , Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Died

12 July 1825 , Rensselaerville, New York, USA

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Joseph SALISBURY Innocent HEAD

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Born: 30 March 1739 in Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Father: Joseph SALISBURY

Mother: Innocent HEAD

Paternal grandparents: Joseph SALISBURY , Mary PADDOCK

Maternal grandparents: Henry HEAD , Elisabeth PALMER

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Elizabeth married Jeremiah GIFFORD 4 October 1762 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jeremiah GIFFORD was born 21 February 1736 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram). Jeremiah died abt. 1790 in Dutchess County, New York, USA. Jeremiah was the child of Jonathan GIFFORD and Elizabeth POTTER.

Elizabeth SALISBURY died 12 July 1825 in Rensselaerville, New York, USA .
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Jeremiah GIFFORD
Marriage date: 4 October 1762
Marriage place: Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Jeremiah GIFFORD was the child of Jonathan GIFFORD and Elizabeth POTTER

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Name: Jeremiah Son Of Jonathan Gifford Gifford

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Event Date: 04 Oct 1762

Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Salsbury

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GS Film Number: 903382

Digital Folder Number: 004279436

Image Number: 00389

"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch.org : 18 October 2017), Jeremiah Son Of Jonathan Gifford Gifford and Elizabeth Salsbury, 04 Oct 1762; citing Marriage, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 903,382.

Children of Jeremiah GIFFORD and Elizabeth SALISBURY

Abigail GIFFORD

Born: 4 December 1763, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Dinah GIFFORD

Born: 3 July 1765, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 29 November 1803,

Joseph GIFFORD

Born: abt. 1767, , Crown Colony of New York
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Elizabeth GIFFORD

Born: abt. 1769, , Crown Colony of New York
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Jonathan GIFFORD

Born: abt. 1771, , Crown Colony of New York
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Name: Elizabeth Salisbury
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Birth Date: 30 Mar 1739
Birthplace: LITTLE COMPTON,NEWPORT,RHODE ISLAND
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Father's Name: Joseph Salisbury
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Mother's Name: Innocent
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50099-1
System Origin: Rhode_Island-ODM
GS Film number: 908270
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'Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F87V-X95 : 10 February 2018), Joseph Salisbury in entry for Elizabeth Salisbury, 30 Mar 1739; citing LITTLE COMPTON,NEWPORT,RHODE ISLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 908,270.
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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1762 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth SALISBURY and Jeremiah GIFFORD 4 October 1762, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

She was 23 years old.

1763 Birth of Child
Abigail GIFFORD was born 4 December 1763, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Elizabeth was 24 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Dinah GIFFORD was born 3 July 1765, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Elizabeth 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)

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.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

Death — 1825
12 July 1825
Rensselaerville, New York, USA
She died at the age of 86.

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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state

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