Brief Life History of Lemuel
When Lemuel Powers was born on 14 June 1714, in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, William Powers, was 53 and his mother, Mary Banks, was 44. He had at least 5 sons and 6 daughters with Thankful Leland. He died on 11 December 1792, in Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Old Cemetery, Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Birth & Marriage of Mary Powers & Wm. Elder: The Powers Family: Genealogical and Historical Record of Walter Power and Some of His Descendants to the Ninth Generation, Compiled by Amos H. Powers
- Lemuel Powers, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Lemuel Powers, "Find A Grave Index"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1780
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Name Meaning
English (Warwickshire and Lancashire): variant of Power , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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