Joseph
CONGDON
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Born: 20 April 1733 in Coventry, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Joseph married Mary WELLS 10 January 1754 in North Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary WELLS was born abt. 1732 in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA (North Kingston) (Wickford) (Davisville) (Saunderstown) (Allenton). Mary died 6 December 1782 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Joseph CONGDON died 16 June 1805 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Joseph CONGDON
Mary WELLSMarriage date: 10 January 1754
Marriage place: North Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Children of Joseph CONGDON and Mary WELLS
Amelia CONGDONDied: abt. 1849, Roxbury, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Birth — 173320 April 1733
Coventry, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1754 Marriage / PartnerJoseph CONGDON and Mary WELLS 10 January 1754, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA (North Kingston) (Wickford) (Davisville) (Saunderstown) (Allenton)
He was 20 years old.
1782 Death of Spouse/PartnerMary WELLS died 6 December 1782, Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 180516 June 1805
Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
He died at the age of 72.
Record added: 12/11/2025 11:58:16 PM
Last updated: 12/11/2025 11:59:01 PM
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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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Coventry, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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