flag female ancestor  Elizabeth  EMERSON

  (b. 4 April 1739 Dighton, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 7 September 1823 Dorchester, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada )  

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Elizabeth EMERSON was born 4 April 1739 in Dighton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Elizabeth EMERSON was the child of ?   and   ?

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Elizabeth  married  Amasa KILLAM abt. 1760 in Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Amasa KILLAM  was born 10 December 1727 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck).  Amasa died 24 May 1779 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. 

Elizabeth EMERSON died 7 September 1823 in Dorchester, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Elizabeth EMERSON married flag male ancestor Amasa KILLAM-- Date: abt. 1760 Place: Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada


Children of Amasa KILLAM and Elizabeth EMERSON:

flag male ancestor Comfort KILLAM (b.12 January 1777, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada  d. 1 July 1829, North River, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Mary TAYLOR 1799 in , New Brunswick, Canada



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birth1739 Birth
4 April 1739
Dighton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1777 Birth of Child
Comfort KILLAM was born 12 January 1777, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Elizabeth was 37 years old.
1779 Death of Spouse/Partner
Amasa KILLAM died 24 May 1779, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
death1823 Death
7 September 1823
Dorchester, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

She died at the age of 84.
Added: 12/15/2025 11:17:29 PM - Updated: 12/15/2025 11:17:44 PM
Did You Know?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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