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Billerica births: LANE, James, s. James and Martha, Mar. 8, 1725-6·
James
LANE
Born
8 March 1725
,
Billerica, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
4 January 1799
,
Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
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Born: 8 March 1725 in Billerica, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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James had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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James LANE died 4 January 1799 in Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.
married Mary Wellington 10 Jan 1751 in Bedford, , Massachusetts
Bedford marriages: LANE, James Jr. and Mary Wellington, Jan. 10, 1750-1.
Bedford marriages: LANE, James Jr. and Mary Wellington, Jan. 10, 1750-1.
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LANE, JAMES JR
Ancestor #: A068644
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: 3-8-1725 MASSACHUSETTS
Death: 1-4-1799 BEDFORD MASSACHUSETTS
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1) MARY WELLINGTON
Ancestor #: A068644
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: 3-8-1725 MASSACHUSETTS
Death: 1-4-1799 BEDFORD MASSACHUSETTS
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1) MARY WELLINGTON
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Death
Bedford deaths: LANE, James, Jan. 4, 1799. [sore in his throat, a. 73. CR]
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Old Burying Ground Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA PLOT Sect. D2, Stone 120
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Old Burying Ground Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA PLOT Sect. D2, Stone 120
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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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