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€ Ô,€born€Est€1742;€died€bef€17€Feb€1802€in€Prob.,€Ô_ÔLenoxÔ_Ô,Ð œì ÐBerkshire,€MA.€€She€married€on€5€Oct€1763€in€Washington,€Ô_ÔLitchfieldÔ_Ô,€CTÏò òEthanó ó€ò òSTONEó óÔ € Ô,€born€7€Mar€1742€in€Woodbury,€Ô_ÔLitchfieldÔ_Ô,€CT,€son€of€Ô_ÔElishaÔ_ÔÐ x È ÐSTONEÔ € Ô€and€Lydia€GILLETTEÔ € ÔÔ € Ô.€€€Notes:€BIRTH:€€Elizabeth€Ô_ÔMcKAYÔ_Ô€has€alsoÏhad€her€surname€listed€as€Ô_ÔMcCOYÔ_Ô.€€Birth€year€has€also€been€estimated€asÏ1739.€Ô_ÔMARRÔ_Ô:€-€"History€of€Ancient€Woodbury,€Connecticut€from€the€FirstÏIndian€Deed€in€1659€to€1879€including€the€present€Towns€of€Washington,ÏÔ_ÔSouthburyÔ_Ô,€Bethlehem,€Ô_ÔRoxburyÔ_Ô,€and€Ô_ÔpartoÔ_Ô€of€Oxford€and€Ô_ÔMiddleburyÔ_Ô"€Ô_ÔVoluneÔ_ÔÏIII€by€William€Ô_ÔCothrenÔ_Ô.€€€(Ô_ÔFHLÔ_Ô€Film€#6181)€€-€Marriages€in€WashingtonÏ[Ô_ÔLitchfieldÔ_Ô€County,€CT]€page€367.€€ñ-ñò òÔ‡XÚJXX_XÚJÔñ-ñEthan€STONE€and€Elizabeth€MCCOY€-€5Ð ð&@"% 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