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Born: abt. 1732 in Crown Colony of Delaware
Thomas had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Thomas COLLINS died 29 March 1789 in Smyrna, Delaware, USA.
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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 178929 March 1789
Smyrna, Delaware, USA
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The name 'Delaware' originates from the Delaware River and Bay, which were named in honor of Sir Thomas West (Lord De La Warr), the first governor of the English colony at Jamestown, Virginia in 1610. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1787 - Crown Colony of Delaware
December 7, 1787 - Delaware becomes first U.S. state
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