Benjamin ROBBINS

Born

28 June 1724 , Attleboro, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

18 July 1793 , Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 28 June 1724 in Attleboro, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Parents of Benjamin ROBBINS

Father

John ROBBINS

Mother

Hannah CLARK

Grandparents of Benjamin ROBBINS

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William ROBBINS Priscilla GOWING

Maternal grandparents

Joseph CLARKE Marie WIGHT

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Benjamin married Elizabeth HEMENWAY 6 November 1747 in Southborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth HEMENWAY was born 19 June 1727 in Attleboro, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Elizabeth died 14 June 1803 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Elizabeth was the child of Ebenezer HEMENWAY and Hannah WINCH.

Benjamin ROBBINS died 18 July 1793 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Benjamin ROBBINS

Benjamin ROBBINS married

Elizabeth HEMENWAY
Marriage date: 6 November 1747
Marriage place: Southborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Elizabeth HEMENWAY was the child of Ebenezer HEMENWAY and Hannah WINCH

Children of Benjamin ROBBINS and Elizabeth HEMENWAY

Esther ROBBINS

Born: 10 March 1760, Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 20 January 1830,

Married: William MCKINSTRY 19 February 1785 Place: Sturbridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

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Birth — 1724
28 June 1724
Attleboro, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1747 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin ROBBINS and Elizabeth HEMENWAY 6 November 1747, Southborough, Massachusetts, USA

He was 23 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1760 Birth of Child
Esther ROBBINS was born 10 March 1760, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Benjamin was 35 years old.

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1785 Marriage of Child
Esther ROBBINS married 19 February 1785, Sturbridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay to William MCKINSTRY

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

Death — 1793
18 July 1793
Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 69.

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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