Robert
TRIPP
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Born: 9 June 1758 in West Greenwich, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Robert married Patience HERRINGTON abt. 1778 in Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Patience HERRINGTON was born abt. 1759 in Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater). Patience died abt. 1798 in Gaspé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Albert-de-Gaspe).
Robert TRIPP died 5 May 1863 in Baie de Gaspé, Quebec, Canada.
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Patience HERRINGTONMarriage date: abt. 1778
Marriage place: , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Children of Robert TRIPP and Patience HERRINGTON
Samuel TRIPPDied: 5 May 1863, Gaspe Bay, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada
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Birth — 17589 June 1758
West Greenwich, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1779 Birth of ChildSamuel TRIPP was born 18 September 1779, Gaspé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Albert-de-Gaspe)
Robert was 21 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
Death — 18635 May 1863
Baie de Gaspé, Quebec, Canada
He died at the age of 104.
Record added: 12/8/2025 10:51:47 AM
Last updated: 12/8/2025 10:52:39 AM
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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state
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West Greenwich, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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