Thomas
DURFEE
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Born: 6 June 1706 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Thomas married Sarah BRIGGS 15 June 1729 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . Sarah BRIGGS was born abt. 1706 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville). Sarah died 2 May 1737 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA.
Thomas DURFEE died April 1784 in Middletown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations .
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Sarah BRIGGSMarriage date: 15 June 1729
Marriage place: Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Birth — 17066 June 1706
Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1729 Marriage / PartnerThomas DURFEE and Sarah BRIGGS 15 June 1729, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
He was 23 years old.
1737 Death of Spouse/PartnerSarah BRIGGS died 2 May 1737, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Death — 1784April 1784
Middletown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
He died at the age of 77.
Record added: 11/26/2014 2:08:06 PM
Last updated: 11/26/2014 2:53:54 PM
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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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