Samuel DICKINSON

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16 August 1682 , Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died

29 September 1747 , Shutesbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Nehemiah DICKINSON Mary COWLES

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Born: 16 August 1682 in Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: Nehemiah DICKINSON

Mother: Mary COWLES

Paternal grandparents: Nathaniel DICKINSON , Anna BINCKS

Maternal grandparents: John COWLES , Hannah UNKNOWN

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Samuel married Hannah MARSH 17 October 1711 in Hadley, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Hannah MARSH was born 12 February 1689 in Hadley, Massachusetts, USA. Hannah died 10 June 1729 in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, USA. Hannah was the child of Jonathan MARSH and Dorcas PALMER.

Samuel DICKINSON died 29 September 1747 in Shutesbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Samuel DICKINSON married

Hannah MARSH
Marriage date: 17 October 1711
Marriage place: Hadley, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Hannah MARSH was the child of Jonathan MARSH and Dorcas PALMER

Children of Samuel DICKINSON and Hannah MARSH

Jonathan DICKINSON

Born: 16 January 1715, Hadley, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 21 December 1787, Amherst, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Dorothy STOUGHTON 26 September 1745 Place: Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock)

Nathaniel DICKINSON

Born: 3 September 1721, Hadley, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 10 July 1806, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

Nehemiah DICKINSON

Born: 15 June 1726, Hadley, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 23 January 1779, Amherst, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Naomi "Amy" STOUGHTON 13 October 1749 Place: Hadley, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1682
16 August 1682
Massachusetts Bay Colony

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1711 Marriage / Partner
Samuel DICKINSON and Hannah MARSH 17 October 1711, Hadley, Massachusetts, USA

He was 29 years old.

1715 Birth of Child
Jonathan DICKINSON was born 16 January 1715, Hadley, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 32 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Birth of Child
Nathaniel DICKINSON was born 3 September 1721, Hadley, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 39 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Nehemiah DICKINSON was born 15 June 1726, Hadley, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 43 years old.

1729 Death of Spouse/Partner
Hannah MARSH died 10 June 1729, Shutesbury, Massachusetts, USA

1745 Marriage of Child
Jonathan DICKINSON married 26 September 1745, Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock) to Dorothy STOUGHTON

Death — 1747
29 September 1747
Shutesbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
He died at the age of 65.

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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