Benjamin
BEARSE
Born
26 March 1742
,
Chatham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
abt. 1804
,
Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA
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Benjamin BEARSE was born 26 March 1742 in Chatham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Benjamin married Mercy Lucy SMITH 8 November 1764 in Chatham, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mercy Lucy SMITH was born abt. 1744 in Chatham, Massachusetts, USA (South Chatham). Mercy Lucy died abt. 1805 in Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA (Shelburne Falls).
Benjamin BEARSE died abt. 1804 in Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA .
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Mercy Lucy SMITH-- Date: 8 November 1764 Place: Chatham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Mercy Lucy SMITH-- Date: 8 November 1764 Place: Chatham, Province of Massachusetts Bay Children of Benjamin BEARSE and Mercy Lucy SMITH
Benjamin BEARSE (b.13 March 1777, Barrington, Hemmingford, Les Jardins-de-Napierville, Quebec, Canada d. 18 September 1820, Cape Negro Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. Sarah Abigail SMITH 10 December 1802
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1742 Birth 26 March 1742
Chatham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1764 Marriage / PartnerBenjamin BEARSE and Mercy Lucy SMITH 8 November 1764, Chatham, Massachusetts, USA (South Chatham)
He was 22 years old.
1777 Birth of ChildBenjamin BEARSE was born 13 March 1777, Barrington, Hemmingford, Les Jardins-de-Napierville, Quebec, Canada
Benjamin was 34 years old.
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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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