Benjamin
DURFEE
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Born: abt. 1679 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Benjamin married Prudence EARLE abt. 1699 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Prudence EARLE was born abt. 1681 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA. Prudence died 12 March 1733 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts). Prudence was the child of William EARLE and Prudence UNKNOWN.
Benjamin DURFEE died 6 January 1754 in Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations .
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Prudence EARLEMarriage date: abt. 1699
Marriage place: Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Prudence EARLE was the child of William EARLE and Prudence UNKNOWN
Children of Benjamin DURFEE and Prudence EARLE
Benjamin DURFEEDied: 23 March 1793, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
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1709 Birth of ChildBenjamin DURFEE was born 5 January 1709, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)
1733 Death of Spouse/PartnerPrudence EARLE died 12 March 1733, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)
1734 Marriage of ChildBenjamin DURFEE married 12 March 1734, Freetown, Massachusetts, USA (Assonet) (East Freetown) to Amy CHASE
Death — 17546 January 1754
Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Record added: 11/26/2014 1:56:26 PM
Last updated: 8/26/2019 11:41:36 AM
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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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Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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