Martha
DURFEE
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Born: 20 February 1702 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Martha married Oliver READ 27 December 1730 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . Oliver READ was born 14 October 1701 in Freetown, Massachusetts, USA (Assonet) (East Freetown). Oliver died 3 June 1777 in Freetown, Massachusetts, USA (Assonet) (East Freetown). Oliver was the child of John READ and Mary PEARCE.
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Oliver READMarriage date: 27 December 1730
Marriage place: Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Oliver READ was the child of John READ and Mary PEARCE
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Birth — 170220 February 1702
Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1730 Marriage / PartnerMartha DURFEE and Oliver READ 27 December 1730, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
She was 28 years old.
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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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