Eliphalet
READ
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Born: 11 June 1758 in Wrentham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Eliphalet married Margaret CONVERSE abt. 1783 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Margaret CONVERSE was born abt. 1768 in Nashua, New Hampshire, USA (Dunstable). Margaret died 24 January 1850 in Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
Eliphalet READ died 26 June 1819 in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Children of Eliphalet READ and Margaret CONVERSE
Ann READDied: 3 November 1855, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
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Birth — 175811 June 1758
Wrentham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 181926 June 1819
Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
He died at the age of 61.
Record added: 12/11/2025 4:10:48 PM
Last updated: 12/11/2025 4:11:51 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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