Phineas DURKEE

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16 September 1730 , Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

5 November 1801 , Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Born: 16 September 1730 in Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Phineas married Phoebe PEARL 29 November 1750 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Phoebe PEARL was born 12 May 1732 in Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut . Phoebe died abt. 1783 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Phineas DURKEE died 5 November 1801 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Phoebe PEARL
Marriage date: 29 November 1750
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Children of Phineas DURKEE and Phoebe PEARL

Robert DURKEE

Born: 22 February 1765, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 27 May 1845, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Abigail ROGERS 1785

Elizabeth DURKEE

Born: 22 October 1774, Yarmouth Township, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: abt. 1860, Carleton, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: John HAYES (HAYNES) 17 December 1790

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Birth — 1730
16 September 1730
Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut

1750 Marriage / Partner
Phineas DURKEE and Phoebe PEARL 29 November 1750,

He was 20 years old.

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

1765 Birth of Child
Robert DURKEE was born 22 February 1765, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Phineas was 34 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Elizabeth DURKEE was born 22 October 1774, Yarmouth Township, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada

Phineas was 44 years old.

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)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

Death — 1801
5 November 1801
Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 71.

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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