Joshua CHASE
Born: 25 May 1722, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Mary MAXSON 12 May 1748 Place: Westerly, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Benjamin
CHASE
Born
15 July 1682
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Yarmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died
21 September 1767
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Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Born: 15 July 1682 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Benjamin married Mary ANGELL abt. 1700 . Mary ANGELL was born abt. 1677 in Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Benjamin married (2) Mercy SIMMONS 23 June 1703 in Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mercy SIMMONS was born abt. 1685 in Freetown, Massachusetts Bay Colony . Mercy died November 1768 in Freetown, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Mercy was the child of John SIMMONS and Martha SHEPHERD.
Benjamin CHASE died 21 September 1767 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
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Benjamin CHASE married 
Mercy SIMMONS
Marriage date: 23 June 1703
Marriage place: Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Mercy SIMMONS was the child of John SIMMONS and Martha SHEPHERD
Mercy SIMMONSMarriage date: 23 June 1703
Marriage place: Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Mercy SIMMONS was the child of John SIMMONS and Martha SHEPHERD
Children of Benjamin CHASE and Mercy SIMMONS
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Birth — 168215 July 1682
Yarmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1703 Marriage / PartnerBenjamin CHASE and Mercy SIMMONS 23 June 1703, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)
He was 20 years old.
1722 Birth of ChildJoshua CHASE was born 25 May 1722, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Massachusetts)
Benjamin was 39 years old.
1748 Marriage of ChildJoshua CHASE married 12 May 1748, Westerly, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations to Mary MAXSON
Death — 176721 September 1767
Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
He died at the age of 85.
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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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