William SALISBURY

Born

16 September 1745 , Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

25 August 1790 , Brattleboro, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)

William married Joyce EDDY 20 March 1774 in Warren, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Joyce EDDY was born 3 October 1745 in Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Joyce died 19 August 1819 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA . Joyce was the child of Joseph EDDY and Ruth BELCHER .

Parents & Family of William SALISBURY

Parents of William SALISBURY

Father

Ephraim SALISBURY

Mother

Rosemond SEAMANS

Grandparents of William SALISBURY

Paternal grandparents

William SALISBURY Mary ORMSBY (ORMSBEE)

Maternal grandparents

Thomas SEAMANS Susannah SALISBURY

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During the first School census in Brattleboro on 4 December 1782, the following Heads of families were living next to each other:

School district #4: (Southwest of Town)
William Salisbury
Hezekiah Salisbury
Oliver Salisbury

School district #6: (West of Town)
Jonathan Salisbury

In the Pollable and Rateable Estates in 1789 I found:
Barnard Salisbury
Oliver Salisbury
Hale Salsbury
Widow Salisbury
Hezekiah Salsbury
Jonathan Salsbury

Spouses, Marriages & Children of William SALISBURY

William SALISBURY married

Joyce EDDY
Marriage date: 20 March 1774
Marriage place: Warren, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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Joyce EDDY was the child of Joseph EDDY and Ruth BELCHER

Marriage notes:

Name: William Salisbury

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Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 20 Mar 1774

Event Place: Warren, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States

Gender: Male

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Spouse's Name: Joice Eddy

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Reference ID: Vol 1 p 74

GS Film Number: 000947767

Digital Folder Number: 004250612

Image Number: 00047

"Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945," database with images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 30 October 2018), William Salisbury and Joice Eddy, 20 Mar 1774; citing Marriage, Warren, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States, Rhode Island State Archive, Providence City Archives, city and town clerk offices; FHL microfilm 947,767.

Children of William SALISBURY and Joyce EDDY

Mary SALISBURY

Born: 25 September 1774, Brattleboro, Vermont, New England
Died: ,

Joseph SALISBURY

Born: 28 April 1779, Brattleboro, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
Died: 19 July 1846, , Ohio, USA

Married: Mary "Polly" JONES 8 March 1808 Place: Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Phebe SALISBURY

Born: 15 September 1781, Brattleboro, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
Died: 6 November 1868, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Married: Jonathan S JONES 11 April 1802 Place: Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

William SALISBURY

Born: 15 June 1783, Brattleboro, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
Died: 7 July 1857, Medfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mary Baldwin HOLLAND 9 March 1814 Place: Walpole, New Hampshire, USA

Barnard SALISBURY

Born: 30 March 1785, Brattleboro, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
Died: 4 July 1854, Townshend, Vermont, USA

Married: Arethusa DUNCAN 3 August 1806 Place: Dummerston, Vermont, USA

Married: Deborah MURDOCK 10 February 1834 Place: Townshend, Vermont, USA

Belcher SALISBURY

Born: 10 May 1790, Brattleboro, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
Died: 7 April 1863, Randolph, Vermont, USA

Married: Nancy LAMSON 1811

Married: Ethel Francis “Fanny” FLYNN 16 November 1829 Place: Randolph, Vermont, USA

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1745 Swansea, Massachusetts

William Salisbury the Son of Ephraim Salisbury and of Rosamond his wife was born September the 26:1745

Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
Name: Wm Salsbury
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 16 Sep 1745
birthPlace: SWANSEA,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS
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father's Name: Ephraim Salsbury
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mother's Name: Rosamond
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indexing project (batch) number: C50224-1
system origin: Massachusetts-ODM
source Film Number: 22366
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Vital Records of Swansea, MA to 1850
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Birth — 1745
16 September 1745
Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

1774 Marriage / Partner
William SALISBURY and Joyce EDDY 20 March 1774, Warren, Rhode Island, USA

He was 28 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Mary SALISBURY was born 25 September 1774, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

William was 29 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)

1779 Birth of Child
Joseph SALISBURY was born 28 April 1779, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

William was 33 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Phebe SALISBURY was born 15 September 1781, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

William was 36 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
William SALISBURY was born 15 June 1783, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

William was 37 years old.

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
Barnard SALISBURY was born 30 March 1785, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

William was 39 years old.

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

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

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1790 Birth of Child
Belcher SALISBURY was born 10 May 1790, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

William was 44 years old.

1790 Death

Name: William Salisbury
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 25 Aug 1790
Event Place: Brattleboro, , Vermont, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 41
Birth Year (Estimated): 1749
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GS Film Number: 27677
Digital Folder Number: 004705262
Image Number: 01488

'Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ V8MY-9GB : accessed 08 Dec 2013), William Salisbury, 1790.

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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