Joseph DEVOL

Born

15 December 1703 , New Bedford, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

18 October 1782 , Dartmouth, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

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Born: 15 December 1703 in New Bedford, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Parents of Joseph DEVOL

Father

Joseph DAVOL

Mother

Mary SOULE

Grandparents of Joseph DEVOL

Paternal grandparents

Jonathan DAVOL Hannah AUDLEY (ODLIN)

Maternal grandparents

George SOULE Deborah THOMAS?

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Joseph married Margaret POTTER abt. 1725 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Margaret POTTER was born 30 June 1705 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Margaret was the child of Stokes POTTER and Elizabeth SHERMAN.

Joseph DEVOL died 18 October 1782 in Dartmouth, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay .
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Joseph DEVOL married

Margaret POTTER
Marriage date: abt. 1725
Marriage place: Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Margaret POTTER was the child of Stokes POTTER and Elizabeth SHERMAN

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Birth — 1703
15 December 1703
New Bedford, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

Death — 1782
18 October 1782
Dartmouth, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
He died at the age of 78.

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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