Samuel
WILLARD
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Born: 13 April 1748 in Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Samuel had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Samuel WILLARD died 7 March 1801 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
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Recorded occupation: Physician
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Birth — 174813 April 1748
Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 18017 March 1801
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 52.
Postcards and Memories of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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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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