Wilkes
BARBER
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Born: 16 October 1766 in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Wilkes BARBER died February 1805 in At Sea*.
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Birth — 176616 October 1766
Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 1805February 1805
At Sea*
He died at the age of 38.
Record added: 3/24/2025 7:57:55 PM
Last updated: 3/24/2025 7:57:55 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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