Stephen COLLINS

Born

31 October 1745 , Chatham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

22 February 1793 , Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada

Stephen married Ruth CHEEVER 19 December 1771 in Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ruth CHEEVER was born abt. 1756 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Ruth died 6 April 1800 in Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Stephen COLLINS married

Ruth CHEEVER
Marriage date: 19 December 1771
Marriage place: Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada

Children of Stephen COLLINS and Ruth CHEEVER

Joseph COLLINS

Born: 2 March 1782, Liverpool, Queen's, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: September 1870, Aylesford, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Elizabeth TUPPER 1813

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Birth — 1745
31 October 1745
Chatham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1771 Marriage / Partner
Stephen COLLINS and Ruth CHEEVER 19 December 1771, Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada

He was 26 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Joseph COLLINS was born 2 March 1782, Liverpool, Queen's, Nova Scotia, Canada

Stephen was 36 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1793
22 February 1793
Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 47.

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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