Catherine
RAND
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Born: 8 July 1751 in West Tisbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Catherine married Joseph NEWCOMB 6 April 1774 in Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph NEWCOMB was born 8 July 1751 in Lebanon, Connecticut, USA. Joseph died 17 April 1832 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Catherine RAND died 17 March 1831 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Joseph NEWCOMBMarriage date: 6 April 1774
Marriage place: Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Children of Joseph NEWCOMB and Catherine RAND
Joseph NEWCOMBDied: 4 August 1876, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Birth — 17518 July 1751
West Tisbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1774 Marriage / PartnerCatherine RAND and Joseph NEWCOMB 6 April 1774, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
She was 22 years old.
1781 Birth of ChildJoseph NEWCOMB was born 14 January 1781, Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Catherine was 29 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 183117 March 1831
Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 79.
Record added: 12/12/2025 11:30:08 PM
Last updated: 12/12/2025 11:30:26 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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