Benjamin
MERRICK
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Born: 3 February 1754 in Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Benjamin married Mary MANN abt. 1777 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary MANN was born abt. 1757 Mary died abt. 1788 in Massachusetts, USA.
Benjamin MERRICK died 25 October 1811 in Palmer, Massachusetts, USA .
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Reuel MERRICKDied: 25 May 1832, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth — 17543 February 1754
Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1780 Birth of ChildReuel MERRICK was born 21 March 1780, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)
Benjamin was 26 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 181125 October 1811
Palmer, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 57.
Record added: 2/24/2025 2:01:54 PM
Last updated: 2/24/2025 2:02:30 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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