Mehitable
PORTER
(b.
24 June 1682
,
Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
d.
9 May 1738
,
Boxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
)
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Mehitable PORTER was born 24 June 1682 in Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Mehitable PORTER was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Mehitable married Thomas CUMMINGS 20 March 1705 in Boxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Thomas CUMMINGS was born 27 June 1670 in Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA. Thomas died 25 December 1749 in Boxford, Massachusetts, USA. Thomas was the child of Isaac CUMMINGS and Mary ANDREWS.
Mehitable PORTER died 9 May 1738 in Boxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
daughter of Joseph and Ann (Hawthorne) Porter
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Thomas CUMMINGS-- Date: 20 March 1705 Place: Boxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Thomas CUMMINGS was the child of Isaac CUMMINGS and Mary ANDREWS
Children
Samuel Cummings was born in 3 Apr. 1706 in Boxford.
Mehitable Cummings was born on 31 Oct 1710 in Boxford. She married Oliver Andrews on 7 May 1740 in Boxford.
Jacob Cummings was born on 21 Nov 1714 in Boxford. He died in 1803, age 88, in Boxford. He married Mary Unknown. Mary, the wife of Jacob, died on 2 Dec 1782 in Boxford.
Abigail Cummings was born on 5 Jun 1717 in Boxford. She married first John Buswell on 16 Nov 1743 in Boxford. John was the son of John and Elizabeth Buswell. He was born on 11 Feb 1703 in Boxford. He was baptised on 21 Nov 1703 in Boxford. He died on 22 Feb 1750-1 in Boxford. The widow Abigail Buswell married second Jonathan Whipple of Danvers on 25 Oct 1757.
Children of Thomas CUMMINGS and Mehitable PORTER:
Thomas CUMMINGS-- Date: 20 March 1705 Place: Boxford, Province of Massachusetts BayThomas CUMMINGS was the child of Isaac CUMMINGS and Mary ANDREWS
Children
Samuel Cummings was born in 3 Apr. 1706 in Boxford.
Mehitable Cummings was born on 31 Oct 1710 in Boxford. She married Oliver Andrews on 7 May 1740 in Boxford.
Jacob Cummings was born on 21 Nov 1714 in Boxford. He died in 1803, age 88, in Boxford. He married Mary Unknown. Mary, the wife of Jacob, died on 2 Dec 1782 in Boxford.
Abigail Cummings was born on 5 Jun 1717 in Boxford. She married first John Buswell on 16 Nov 1743 in Boxford. John was the son of John and Elizabeth Buswell. He was born on 11 Feb 1703 in Boxford. He was baptised on 21 Nov 1703 in Boxford. He died on 22 Feb 1750-1 in Boxford. The widow Abigail Buswell married second Jonathan Whipple of Danvers on 25 Oct 1757.
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1682 Birth 24 June 1682
Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1705 Marriage / PartnerMehitable PORTER and Thomas CUMMINGS 20 March 1705, Boxford, Massachusetts, USA
She was 22 years old.
1738 Death 9 May 1738
Boxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
She died at the age of 55.
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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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