Roswell LEONARD
Born: abt. 1767, Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 26 April 1816, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 26 April 1816, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Married: Diana KENT 1789
George
LEONARD
Born
22 October 1735
,
Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
5 December 1809
,
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth — 173522 October 1735
Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1759 Marriage / PartnerGeorge LEONARD and Lucy PALMER 22 March 1759,
He was 23 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 18095 December 1809
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 74.
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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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