James
BROWN
Born
13 May 1739
,
Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
18 March 1784
,
Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
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James BROWN was born 13 May 1739 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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James married Mary POTTER 16 April 1769 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary POTTER was born 13 May 1739 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA.
James BROWN died 18 March 1784 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Elizabeth BROWN (b.13 January 1773, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 14 September 1850, )m. Zebina SHAW 18 July 1793
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1739 Birth 13 May 1739
Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1769 Marriage / PartnerJames BROWN and Mary POTTER 16 April 1769, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
He was 29 years old.
1773 Birth of ChildElizabeth BROWN was born 13 January 1773, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
James was 33 years old.
1784 Death 18 March 1784
Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 44.
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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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