Benjamin
SMITH
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Born: 7 January 1658 in Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Benjamin married Jedidah Mayhew MATTHEWS 16 June 1684 in Martha's Vinyard, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jedidah Mayhew MATTHEWS was born abt. 1656 in Edgartown, Massachusetts, USA. Jedidah Mayhew died 6 January 1736 in Edgartown, Massachusetts, USA. Jedidah Mayhew was the child of Thomas Mayhew MATTHEWS and Jane PAINE.
Benjamin SMITH died 4 July 1720 in Edgartown, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Jedidah Mayhew MATTHEWSMarriage date: 16 June 1684
Marriage place: Martha's Vinyard, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA
Jedidah Mayhew MATTHEWS was the child of Thomas Mayhew MATTHEWS and Jane PAINE
Children of Benjamin SMITH and Jedidah Mayhew MATTHEWS
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Birth — 16587 January 1658
Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1684 Marriage / PartnerBenjamin SMITH and Jedidah Mayhew MATTHEWS 16 June 1684, Martha's Vinyard, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA
He was 26 years old.
1710 Marriage of ChildJedidah SMITH married 1 January 1710, Edgartown, Massachusetts, USA to Samuel OSBORNE
Death — 17204 July 1720
Edgartown, Province of Massachusetts Bay
He died at the age of 62.
Record added: 8/22/2022 7:35:02 PM
Last updated: 8/22/2022 7:39:00 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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