Benjamin
MATTHEWS
(b.
14 May 1720
,
Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
d.
11 April 1800
,
Farmington, Connecticut, USA
)
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Benjamin MATTHEWS was born 14 May 1720 in Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Benjamin MATTHEWS was the child of Thomas MATTHEWS and Abiah PARKER and the grandchild of: (maternal) John PARKER and Hannah BASSETTBenjamin MATTHEWS died 11 April 1800 in Farmington, Connecticut, USA .
m. Lucy Clark
3 December 1740
New Haven, Conn
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1720 Birth 14 May 1720
Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1800 Death 11 April 1800
Farmington, Connecticut, USA
He died at the age of 79.
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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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