Miles POWELL
Born: April 1755, Lanesborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 7 June 1835, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 7 June 1835, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA
Married: Abigail NABBY
Married: Clarissa SLOAN HUBBELL
Miles
POWELL
Born
17 September 1729
,
Middletown, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died
17 September 1791
,
Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA
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Miles had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Miles POWELL
Miles POWELL married 
Jemima ADKINS
Marriage date: abt. 1755
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Jemima ADKINS was the child of Benjamin ADKINS and Elizabeth BARNES
Jemima ADKINSMarriage date: abt. 1755
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Jemima ADKINS was the child of Benjamin ADKINS and Elizabeth BARNES
Children of Miles POWELL and Jemima ADKINS
Mary Ann POWELL
Born: 11 September 1758, Lanesborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 11 May 1836, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 11 May 1836, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth B. POWELL
Born: 10 April 1759, Lanesborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 9 April 1827, Middle Granville, Washington, New York, USA
Died: 9 April 1827, Middle Granville, Washington, New York, USA
David Brennan POWELL
Born: 20 March 1763, Lanesborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 18 December 1814, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 18 December 1814, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA
Rachel POWELL
Born: 18 November 1766, Lanesborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 12 April 1813, New Haven, Vermont, USA
Died: 12 April 1813, New Haven, Vermont, USA
Hannah POWELL
Born: 23 February 1769, Lanesborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 19 November 1822, New Haven, Vermont, USA
Died: 19 November 1822, New Haven, Vermont, USA
Jemima POWELL
Born: 17 July 1771, Lanesborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 4 November 1848, , New York, USA
Died: 4 November 1848, , New York, USA
Ruth POWELL
Born: 24 October 1778, Lanesborough, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 4 February 1842, Genesee County New York, USA
Died: 4 February 1842, Genesee County New York, USA
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Birth — 172917 September 1729
Middletown, Crown Colony of Connecticut
1755 Birth of ChildMiles POWELL was born April 1755, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA (Berkshire)
Miles was 25 years old.
1758 Birth of ChildMary Ann POWELL was born 11 September 1758, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA (Berkshire)
Miles was 29 years old.
1759 Birth of ChildElizabeth B. POWELL was born 10 April 1759, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA (Berkshire)
Miles was 29 years old.
1763 Birth of ChildDavid Brennan POWELL was born 20 March 1763, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA (Berkshire)
Miles was 33 years old.
1766 Birth of ChildRachel POWELL was born 18 November 1766, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA (Berkshire)
Miles was 37 years old.
1769 Birth of ChildHannah POWELL was born 23 February 1769, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA (Berkshire)
Miles was 39 years old.
1771 Birth of ChildJemima POWELL was born 17 July 1771, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA (Berkshire)
Miles was 41 years old.
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POWELL, MILES
Ancestor #: A092102
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE, PATRIOTIC SERVICE, LIEUTENANT COLONEL
Birth: 1729 WALES
Death: 9-14-1791 LANESBOROUGH BERKSHIRE CO MASSACHUSETTS
Service Source: MA SOLS & SAILS, VOL 12, PP 643-644; LANESBOROUGH MA, TOWN RECS, VOL 1, 1749-1816, PP 74-75, 76, 77, 79, FHL ROLL #250291
Service Description: 1) COL PATERSON'S REGT, LEXINGTON ALARM; ALSO BERKSHIRE CO REGT AT NEW HAVEN, 1779
2) MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE, 1775; MODERATOR, 1775; SELECTMAN, 1775-1776
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1) City: LANESBOROUGH - County: BERKSHIRE CO - State: MASSACHUSETTS
SPOUSE
1) JEMIMA ATKINSON
Ancestor #: A092102
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE, PATRIOTIC SERVICE, LIEUTENANT COLONEL
Birth: 1729 WALES
Death: 9-14-1791 LANESBOROUGH BERKSHIRE CO MASSACHUSETTS
Service Source: MA SOLS & SAILS, VOL 12, PP 643-644; LANESBOROUGH MA, TOWN RECS, VOL 1, 1749-1816, PP 74-75, 76, 77, 79, FHL ROLL #250291
Service Description: 1) COL PATERSON'S REGT, LEXINGTON ALARM; ALSO BERKSHIRE CO REGT AT NEW HAVEN, 1779
2) MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE, 1775; MODERATOR, 1775; SELECTMAN, 1775-1776
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1) City: LANESBOROUGH - County: BERKSHIRE CO - State: MASSACHUSETTS
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1) JEMIMA ATKINSON
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1778 Birth of ChildRuth POWELL was born 24 October 1778, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA (Berkshire)
Miles was 49 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 179117 September 1791
Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 62.
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Center Cemetery in Lanesborough, Berkshire, Mass.
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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state
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