Jacob
AMIDON (AMIDOWN)
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Born: 28 February 1720 in Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Jacob AMIDON (AMIDOWN) died 20 October 1790 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Birth — 172028 February 1720
Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 179020 October 1790
Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 70.
Record added: 12/11/2022 10:30:20 PM
Last updated: 12/11/2022 10:31:31 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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