Obadiah
CURTIS
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Born: 2 August 1724 in Roxbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay*
Obadiah was a participant in the Boston Tea Party.
Obadiah CURTIS died 8 November 1811 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA .
m. Martha Buckminster
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Birth — 17242 August 1724
Roxbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay*
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 18118 November 1811
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 87.
Record added: 12/25/2023 2:08:42 AM
Last updated: 1/29/2026 11:21:57 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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