Ebenezer
ADAMS
Born
9 May 1762
,
Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
14 June 1841
,
Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
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Born: 9 May 1762 in Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Father:
Ebenezer ADAMS
Mother:
Mehitable SPEAR
Paternal grandparents:
Ebenezer ADAMS
, Anne BOYLSTON
Maternal grandparents:
Nathan SPEAR
, Mehitable BRACKETT
Ebenezer had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Ebenezer married Margaret SPEAR 15 July 1792 in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA . Margaret SPEAR was born 26 October 1765 in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA. Margaret died 9 October 1813
Ebenezer married (2) Elizabeth WHITNEY 7 April 1814 in Northborough, Massachusetts, USA . Elizabeth WHITNEY was born 6 September 1775 in Massachusetts, USA. Elizabeth died 26 September 1856
Ebenezer ADAMS died 14 June 1841 in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA.
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Ebenezer ADAMS married 
Margaret SPEAR
Marriage date: 15 July 1792
Marriage place: Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
Margaret SPEARMarriage date: 15 July 1792
Marriage place: Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
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Ebenezer ADAMS married Elizabeth WHITNEY
Marriage date: 7 April 1814
Marriage place: Northborough, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth WHITNEYMarriage date: 7 April 1814
Marriage place: Northborough, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth — 17629 May 1762
Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1792 Marriage / PartnerEbenezer ADAMS and Margaret SPEAR 15 July 1792, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
He was 30 years old.
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.1814 Marriage / PartnerEbenezer ADAMS and Elizabeth WHITNEY 7 April 1814, Northborough, Massachusetts, USA (Northboro)
He was 51 years old.
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.Death
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Death Date: 14 Jun 1841
Death Place: Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Age: 79
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01258-5
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1987016
Reference ID: Pg. 88
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHYZ-LXK : 10 December 2014), Ebenezer Adams, 14 Jun 1841; citing Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, reference Pg. 88; FHL microfilm 1,987,016.'
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Death Date: 14 Jun 1841
Death Place: Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Age: 79
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01258-5
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1987016
Reference ID: Pg. 88
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHYZ-LXK : 10 December 2014), Ebenezer Adams, 14 Jun 1841; citing Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, reference Pg. 88; FHL microfilm 1,987,016.'
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Hancock Cemetery Quincy, Norfolk 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)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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