Robert Meriam
EDWARDS
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Born: 12 October 1760 in Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Robert Meriam married Mehitable CLEMENS 7 April 1784 in Charlton, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mehitable CLEMENS was born 25 October 1765 in Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot). Mehitable died 14 May 1802 in Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot). Mehitable was the child of Jonathan CLEMENS and Hannah WOODWARD.
Robert Meriam EDWARDS died 21 November 1801 in Charlton, Massachusetts, USA .
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Mehitable CLEMENSMarriage date: 7 April 1784
Marriage place: Charlton, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Mehitable CLEMENS was the child of Jonathan CLEMENS and Hannah WOODWARD
Children of Robert Meriam EDWARDS and Mehitable CLEMENS
Jacob EDWARDSDied: 16 February 1867, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth — 176012 October 1760
Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1784 Marriage / PartnerRobert Meriam EDWARDS and Mehitable CLEMENS 7 April 1784, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot)
He was 23 years old.
1784 Birth of ChildJacob EDWARDS was born 16 June 1784, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot)
Robert Meriam was 23 years old.
Death — 180121 November 1801
Charlton, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 41.
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Last updated: 11/9/2022 1:50:53 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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