Benjamin READ
Born: 14 August 1761, Coventry, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 20 December 1831, Coventry, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 20 December 1831, Coventry, Rhode Island, USA
Married: Hannah REMINGTON 1785
Benjamin
READ
Born
21 August 1730
,
Attleboro, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
7 September 1798
,
Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth YATES
Marriage date: 4 November 1755
Marriage place: Uxbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Elizabeth YATESMarriage date: 4 November 1755
Marriage place: Uxbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Birth — 173021 August 1730
Attleboro, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1755 Marriage / PartnerBenjamin READ and Elizabeth YATES 4 November 1755, Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA (North Uxbridge)
He was 25 years old.
1761 Birth of ChildBenjamin READ was born 14 August 1761, Coventry, Rhode Island, USA (Washington) (Harris)
Benjamin was 31 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 17987 September 1798
Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 68.
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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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