Birth
Bedford births: LANE, Samuel, s. James and Martha, July 11, 1737.
Samuel
LANE
Born
11 July 1737
,
Bedford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
26 June 1802
,
Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
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Samuel had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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1. LANE, Samuel and Ruth Davis, Oct. 2, 1760. (Bedford)
2. LANE, Samuel of Bedford, and Hannah (Richardson) French (widow), Jan. 6, 1774.* (Billerica)
3. BLOOD, Francis, Mrs., of Carlisle, and Samuel Lane, May 21, 1799, in Carlisle. (Bedford)
1. LANE, Samuel and Ruth Davis, Oct. 2, 1760. (Bedford)
2. LANE, Samuel of Bedford, and Hannah (Richardson) French (widow), Jan. 6, 1774.* (Billerica)
3. BLOOD, Francis, Mrs., of Carlisle, and Samuel Lane, May 21, 1799, in Carlisle. (Bedford)
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LANE, SAMUEL
Ancestor #: A068779
Notice: TREAT AS NEW ANCESTOR (WHY?)
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): PRIVATE
Birth: 7-11-1737 BEDFORD MASSACHUSETTS
Death: POST 1799 BEDFORD MASSACHUSETTS
Service Description: 1) LEXINGTON AL, BEDFORD
COMMENTS(Overview)
1) THERE WERE 2 SAMUEL LANE'S WHO WERE IN THE LEX AL,FROM BEDFORD, MA.
SPOUSE
1) RUTH DAVIS
2) HANNAH FRENCH
3) FRANCES BLOOD
Ancestor #: A068779
Notice: TREAT AS NEW ANCESTOR (WHY?)
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): PRIVATE
Birth: 7-11-1737 BEDFORD MASSACHUSETTS
Death: POST 1799 BEDFORD MASSACHUSETTS
Service Description: 1) LEXINGTON AL, BEDFORD
COMMENTS(Overview)
1) THERE WERE 2 SAMUEL LANE'S WHO WERE IN THE LEX AL,FROM BEDFORD, MA.
SPOUSE
1) RUTH DAVIS
2) HANNAH FRENCH
3) FRANCES BLOOD
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Grave
Old Burying Ground Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA PLOT Sect. D4, Stone 146
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Death — 180226 June 1802
Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 65.
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Old Burying Ground Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA PLOT Sect. D4, Stone 146
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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