Benjamin
BISSELL
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Born: 1 October 1720 in Windsor, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Benjamin BISSELL died 12 September 1790 in Torrington, Connecticut, USA.
m. Mary Strong
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Birth — 17201 October 1720
Windsor, Crown Colony of Connecticut
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Name: Captain Benjamin Bissell
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 12 Sep 1790
Death Place: Torrington, Connecticut
Age: 70
Birth Date: 1720
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03794-4
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3366
Reference ID: pg 240
'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F7V3-3LH : 3 December 2014), Captain Benjamin Bissell, 12 Sep 1790; citing Torrington, Connecticut, reference pg 240; FHL microfilm 3,366.'
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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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