Benjamin
THOMPSON
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Born: 23 October 1726 in Marblehead, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Benjamin married Margaret RICHARDSON abt. 1746 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Margaret RICHARDSON was born abt. 1724 Margaret died 15 December 1813 in Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA.
Benjamin THOMPSON died 26 August 1806 in Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA.
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Children of Benjamin THOMPSON and Margaret RICHARDSON
William THOMPSONDied: 6 December 1841, Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth — 172623 October 1726
Marblehead, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1757 Birth of ChildWilliam THOMPSON was born 22 May 1757, Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
Benjamin was 30 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1784 Marriage of ChildWilliam THOMPSON married 30 December 1784, Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA to Anna DENNIS
Death — 180626 August 1806
Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 79.
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Last updated: 2/20/2022 9:56:02 PM
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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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