Ruth CHEEVER

Born

abt. 1756 , Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

6 April 1800 , Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ruth married Stephen COLLINS 19 December 1771 in Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Stephen COLLINS was born 31 October 1745 in Chatham, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Stephen died 22 February 1793 in Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Ruth CHEEVER

Ruth CHEEVER married

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

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

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Death of Spouse/Partner
Stephen COLLINS died 22 February 1793, Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death — 1800
6 April 1800
Liverpool, Queens, 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