Isaac PHINNEY

Born

26 August 1734 , Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

13 May 1785 , Granville Township, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Isaac married Anne THOMAS 12 April 1763 in Sandwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anne THOMAS was born 23 June 1739 in Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Anne died 18 April 1781 in Granville Township, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Isaac PHINNEY married

Anne THOMAS
Marriage date: 12 April 1763
Marriage place: Sandwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Children of Isaac PHINNEY and Anne THOMAS

Elijah PHINNEY

Born: 6 April 1773, Granville Township, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 10 March 1865, Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Hephzibah CHESLEY 18 May 1796

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Birth — 1734
26 August 1734
Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

1763 Marriage / Partner
Isaac PHINNEY and Anne THOMAS 12 April 1763, Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA (East Sandwich) (Forestdale)

He was 28 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Elijah PHINNEY was born 6 April 1773, Granville Township, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Isaac was 38 years old.

1781 Death of Spouse/Partner
Anne THOMAS died 18 April 1781, Granville Township, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1785
13 May 1785
Granville Township, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 50.

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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