Sarah SALISBURY

Born

4 April 1765 , Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

8 November 1849 , Swansea, Massachusetts, USA

Sarah married Francis BAKER 29 April 1789 in Swansea, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francis BAKER was born abt. 1765

Parents & Family of Sarah SALISBURY

Parents of Sarah SALISBURY

Father

Daniel SALISBURY

Mother

Anne HALE

Grandparents of Sarah SALISBURY

Paternal grandparents

William SALISBURY Mary ORMSBY (ORMSBEE)

Maternal grandparents

John HALE Elizabeth MASON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Sarah SALISBURY

Sarah SALISBURY married

Francis BAKER
Marriage date: 29 April 1789
Marriage place: Swansea, Massachusetts, USA

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Name: Francis Baker

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Spouse's Name: Sarah Sallisbury

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Event Date: 29 Apr 1789

Event Place: Swansea,Bristol,Massachusetts

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50224-3

System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM

GS Film number: 0903395 IT 1-8

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"Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch.org : 9 February 2018), Francis Baker and Sarah Sallisbury, 29 Apr 1789; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0903395 IT 1-8.

Children of Francis BAKER and Sarah SALISBURY

Hale BAKER

Born: abt. 1789, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 11 December 1875, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA

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1765 Swansea, Massachusetts

Sarah Salsbury the daughter of Daniel Salsbury & of Anne his wife was Born april ye 4:1765

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Vital Records of Swansea, MA to 1850
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Birth — 1765
4 April 1765
Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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 Swansea, Massachusetts

Francis Baker and Sarah Sallisbury Both of Swanzey was Married April ye 29:1789 by Russell Mason Elder of a Church of Christ in Swanzey

Name: Francis Baker
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Event Date: 29 Apr 1789
Event Place: Swansea,Bristol,Massachusetts
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50224-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM
GS Film Number: 0903395 IT 1-8
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'Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FCDM-Q2S : accessed 08 Dec 2013), Francis Baker and Sarah Sallisbury, 29 Apr 1789.

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Vital Records of Swansea, MA to 1850
Researching Your Colonial New England Ancestors

1789 Marriage / Partner
Sarah SALISBURY and Francis BAKER 29 April 1789, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove)

She was 24 years old.

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)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

Grave

Kingsley Cemetery Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA

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Death — 1849
8 November 1849
Swansea, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 84.

1875 Death of Son

Name: Hale Baker
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Event Type: Death
Event Date: 11 Dec 1875
Event Place: Swansey, Massachusetts
Residence Place: Swansey, Mass
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Gender: Male
Age: 86
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Mason
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BirthPlace: Swansey, Mass
Birth Year (Estimated): 1789
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Father's Name: Francis Baker
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Father's BirthPlace: Swansey, Mass
Mother's Name: Sarah Salisbury
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Mother's BirthPlace: Swansey, Mass
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Reference ID: v 274 p 140
GS Film Number: 960207
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Digital Folder Number: 4221422
Image Number: 163

'Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ NWQP-P6G : accessed 08 Dec 2013), Francis Baker in entry for Hale Baker, 1875.

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Kingsley Cemetery Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA

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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)

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