Nathan
SEAMANS
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Born: 14 May 1742 in Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Nathan married Zena THOMAS 27 August 1769 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Zena THOMAS was born 29 December 1747 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Zena died 28 July 1836 in Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Nathan SEAMANS died 31 July 1822 in Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Nathan SEAMANS
Children of Nathan SEAMANS and Zena THOMAS
Elizabeth SEAMANDied: 15 December 1855, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Sarah Jane SEAMANSDied: 30 September 1868, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Birth — 174214 May 1742
Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1769 Marriage / PartnerNathan SEAMANS and Zena THOMAS 27 August 1769,
He was 27 years old.
1778 Birth of ChildElizabeth SEAMAN was born 2 January 1778, Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Nathan was 35 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1784 Birth of ChildSarah Jane SEAMANS was born 12 February 1784, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Nathan was 41 years old.
Death — 182231 July 1822
Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 80.
Record added: 12/14/2025 10:35:04 AM
Last updated: 12/14/2025 10:36:20 AM
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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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