Katherine
ATHEARN
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Born: 10 September 1739 in Tisbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Katherine married John RAND 12 December 1765 in Tisbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John RAND was born 25 August 1736 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA. John died abt. 1812 in Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Katherine ATHEARN died 5 December 1810 in Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Katherine ATHEARN
John RANDMarriage date: 12 December 1765
Marriage place: Tisbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Children of John RAND and Katherine ATHEARN
Tabitha RANDDied: 26 October 1807, Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Birth — 173910 September 1739
Tisbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1765 Marriage / PartnerKatherine ATHEARN and John RAND 12 December 1765, Tisbury, Massachusetts, USA (Vineyard Haven)
She was 26 years old.
1775 Birth of ChildTabitha RAND was born 25 August 1775, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Katherine was 35 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1807 Death of ChildTabitha RAND died 26 October 1807, Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Katherine was 68 years old.
Death — 18105 December 1810
Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 71.
Record added: 12/17/2025 10:09:52 AM
Last updated: 12/17/2025 10:10:08 AM
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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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