Zena
THOMAS
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Born: 29 December 1747 in Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Zena married Nathan SEAMANS 27 August 1769 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Nathan SEAMANS was born 14 May 1742 in Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove). Nathan died 31 July 1822 in Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Zena THOMAS died 28 July 1836 in Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Zena THOMAS
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 — 174729 December 1747
Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1769 Marriage / PartnerZena THOMAS and Nathan SEAMANS 27 August 1769,
She was 21 years old.
1778 Birth of ChildElizabeth SEAMAN was born 2 January 1778, Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Zena was 30 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
Zena was 36 years old.
1822 Death of Spouse/PartnerNathan SEAMANS died 31 July 1822, Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death — 183628 July 1836
Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 88.
Record added: 12/14/2025 10:35:28 AM
Last updated: 12/14/2025 10:36:20 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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