William EARLE

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28 March 1710 , Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Died

15 April 1797 , Westport, Massachusetts, USA

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John EARLE Mary WAITE

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Born: 28 March 1710 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Father: John EARLE

Mother: Mary WAITE

Paternal grandparents: William EARLE , Prudence UNKNOWN

Maternal grandparents: Thomas WAITE , Sarah COOK

William EARLE died 15 April 1797 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA .

married Mary Lawton 29 May 1740

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Birth — 1710
28 March 1710
Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

Death — 1797
15 April 1797
Westport, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 87.

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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state

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