Barnabus FREEMAN

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21 January 1737 , Rochester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

20 March 1808 , Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Born: 21 January 1737 in Rochester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Barnabus married Thankful DENNIS 16 December 1761 in Rochester, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thankful DENNIS was born 14 September 1735 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Thankful died 15 August 1770 in Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Barnabus FREEMAN died 20 March 1808 in Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Thankful DENNIS
Marriage date: 16 December 1761
Marriage place: Rochester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Thankful FREEMAN

Born: 8 November 1768, Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: abt. 1852,

Married: John MILES 4 June 1786

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Birth — 1737
21 January 1737
Rochester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Barnabus FREEMAN and Thankful DENNIS 16 December 1761, Rochester, Massachusetts, USA

He was 24 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Thankful FREEMAN was born 8 November 1768, Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada

Barnabus was 31 years old.

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thankful DENNIS died 15 August 1770, Liverpool, Queens, 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)

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

Death — 1808
20 March 1808
Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 71.

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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