Thomas
AKELEY
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Born: 18 December 1776 in Greenfield, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Thomas AKELEY died 4 March 1808 in Stowe, Vermont, USA .
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Birth — 177618 December 1776
Greenfield, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 18084 March 1808
Stowe, Vermont, USA
He died at the age of 31.
Record added: 2/16/2025 3:37:49 PM
Last updated: 2/16/2025 3:37:49 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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