Joseph
SMITH
Born
abt. 1754
,
Chatham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
21 May 1827
,
Sambro, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Joseph SMITH was born abt. 1754 in Chatham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Joseph married Elizabeth BAKER abt. 1773 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth BAKER was born abt. 1758 Elizabeth died abt. 1793
Joseph SMITH died 21 May 1827 in Sambro, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Sarah Abigail SMITH (b.abt. 1783, Sambro, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada d. , )m. Benjamin BEARSE 10 December 1802
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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1827 Death 21 May 1827
Sambro, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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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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