Dorothy and Josiah Davis had nine children. After Josiah Davis's death, Dorothy married Thomas Cotton, a loyalist.
1731
Apr 26
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birthAmesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ It's likely the Dorothy who married Josiah Davis was the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Philbrick) Colby born in Amesbury. Along with living nearby siblings in Hampstead, she named her first son James Johnson, the name of her mother's first husband. Sarah Colby, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Philbrick) Colby, also married Obediah Davis, brother of Josiah - a sign that two brothers probably married two sisters. There was another Dorothy Colby born in Hampstead about the same time, a daughter of Enoch Colby, but Enoch's will shows that this Dorothy married into the Chase family. 5 Sources ⇓ |
| 1731 • Benjamin Franklin and fellow-subscribers start the Library Company of Philadelphia. |
1647
Nov 6
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birth of childMary Davis Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ On Mary's birth record her parents are Josiah Davis and Dorothy Colby. This record matches up exactly with her age at her death date (84 years 4 months). In 1797, her and her siblings granted land to their brother Jesse from their father "Josiah Davis, late of Hampstead". Her and her husband are described as "Edward Eastman and Molly Eastman of Corinth Vt." 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1647 • The New Model Army marches to London. |
1746
Dec 2
Age: 15y
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marriageJosiah Davis Hampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA ⇓ They had nine children: James Johnson in 1747, Hannah in 1749, Mary in 1752, Edmund in 1756, Josiah in 1758, Anna in 1760, Dolly in 1763, Louis in 1765, and lastly Jesse, in 1767, all in New Hampshire. 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1746 • Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling. |
1790
Age: 58y
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residenceHampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA ⇓ Two pages away, on page 17, Joseph Kimball is living with wife Martha Colby. She is likely the Martha that is the sister of Dorothy. There are also Eastmans living on the same page. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1790 • Inventor Samuel Hopkins becomes the first to be issued a U.S. patent (for an improved method of making potash). |
1790
Age: 58y
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residenceHampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA ⇓ Two pages away, on page 17, Joseph Kimball is living with wife Martha Colby. She is likely the Martha that is the sister of Dorothy. There are also Eastmans living on the same page, and Heaths. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1790 • Mozart's opera Cosi Fan Tutte premiered in Vienna. |
1799
May 28
Age: 68y
marriageHampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA ⇓ She married Thomas Cotton, of Sandown. She is described as "Mrs. Dorothy Davis of Hampstead." 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1799 • In the Egyptian port city of Rosetta, French Captain Pierre Bouchard finds the Rosetta Stone. |
1826
Mar 14
Age: 94y
deathHampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA ⇓ She is described as "Widow Dorothy Cotton". 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1826 • Construction of the Rideau Canal begins in Canada. |