Edward SPRAGUE

(b. 9 March 1663 , Malden, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 14 April 1715 , Malden, Province of Massachusetts Bay )

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Edward SPRAGUE was born 9 March 1663 in Malden, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Edward SPRAGUE was the child of ? and ?

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Edward married Dorothy LANE 14 November 1693 in Malden, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Dorothy LANE was born 24 July 1669 in Billerica, Massachusetts, USA (North Billerica). Dorothy died 29 March 1727 in Malden, Massachusetts, USA. Dorothy was the child of Job LANE and Hannah REYNER.

Edward SPRAGUE died 14 April 1715 in Malden, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Edward SPRAGUE married

Dorothy LANE-- Date: 14 November 1693 Place: Malden, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Dorothy LANE was the child of Job LANE and Hannah REYNER

Name: Edward Sprague
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 14 Nov 1693
Event Place: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Father's Name: John Sprague
Spouse's Name: Dorothy Lane
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Father's Name: John

Digital Folder Number: 007578571
Image Number: 00531

"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch.org : 29 November 2018), John in entry for Edward Sprague and Dorothy Lane, 14 Nov 1693; citing Marriage, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm .

Children of Edward SPRAGUE and Dorothy LANE:

William SPRAGUE (b.4 September 1695, Malden, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 21 November 1747, Malden, Province of Massachusetts Bay)

Anna SPRAGUE (b.20 March 1696, Malden, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 26 October 1776, Malden, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay)

Dorothy SPRAGUE (b.9 September 1698, Malden, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. , )

Timothy SPRAGUE (b.23 May 1700, Malden, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 10 October 1765, Malden, Province of Massachusetts Bay)

Ebenezer SPRAGUE (b.6 November 1701, Malden, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. abt. 1756, Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay)

Jemima SPRAGUE (b.3 November 1703, Malden, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 11 January 1780, Malden, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay)

Lydia SPRAGUE (b.26 April 1705, Malden, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 8 December 1766, Malden, Province of Massachusetts Bay)

Hezekiah SPRAGUE (b.16 May 1707, Malden, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 29 April 1740, Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay)

Phoebe SPRAGUE (b.17 November 1709, Malden, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 11 January 1780, Malden, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay)

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1663 Birth
9 March 1663
Malden, Massachusetts Bay Colony

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1693 Marriage / Partner
Edward SPRAGUE and Dorothy LANE 14 November 1693, Malden, Massachusetts, USA

He was 30 years old.

1695 Birth of Child
William SPRAGUE was born 4 September 1695, Malden, Massachusetts, USA

Edward was 32 years old.

1696 Birth of Child
Anna SPRAGUE was born 20 March 1696, Malden, Massachusetts, USA

Edward was 33 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Birth of Child
Dorothy SPRAGUE was born 9 September 1698, Malden, Massachusetts, USA

Edward was 35 years old.

1700 Birth of Child
Timothy SPRAGUE was born 23 May 1700, Malden, Massachusetts, USA

Edward was 37 years old.

1701 Birth of Child
Ebenezer SPRAGUE was born 6 November 1701, Malden, Massachusetts, USA

Edward was 38 years old.

1703 Birth of Child
Jemima SPRAGUE was born 3 November 1703, Malden, Massachusetts, USA

Edward was 40 years old.

1705 Birth of Child
Lydia SPRAGUE was born 26 April 1705, Malden, Massachusetts, USA

Edward was 42 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Hezekiah SPRAGUE was born 16 May 1707, Malden, Massachusetts, USA

Edward was 44 years old.

1709 Birth of Child
Phoebe SPRAGUE was born 17 November 1709, Malden, Massachusetts, USA

Edward was 46 years old.

Edward SPRAGUE - Grave Inscription: HERE LYES ENTRD Ye BODY OF CAPT. EDWARD SPRAGUE WHO DECEST Ye 14 OF APRIL 1715 AGED 52 YEARS.

Grave

Inscription:
HERE LYES ENTR'D
Ye BODY OF CAPT.
EDWARD SPRAGUE
WHO DECES'T Ye
14 OF APRIL 1715
AGED 52 YEARS.

Bell Rock Cemetery Malden Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA

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1715 Death
14 April 1715
Malden, Province of Massachusetts Bay

He died at the age of 52.

Edward is buried at: Bell Rock Cemetery Malden Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA

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