Cornelius
ROGERS
(b.
26 August 1739
,
Kingston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
d.
14 April 1817
,
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Cornelius ROGERS was born 26 August 1739 in Kingston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Cornelius ROGERS was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Cornelius married Abigail HOLMES 16 December 1763 in Kingston, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Abigail HOLMES was born 6 July 1746 in Kingston, Massachusetts, USA.
Cornelius ROGERS died 14 April 1817 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Abigail HOLMES-- Date: 16 December 1763 Place: Kingston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Children of Cornelius ROGERS and Abigail HOLMES:
Abigail ROGERS (b.9 March 1766, Ohio, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada d. abt. 1807, )
m. Robert DURKEE 1785
Abigail HOLMES-- Date: 16 December 1763 Place: Kingston, Province of Massachusetts BayChildren of Cornelius ROGERS and Abigail HOLMES:
Abigail ROGERS (b.9 March 1766, Ohio, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada d. abt. 1807, )m. Robert DURKEE 1785
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1739 Birth 26 August 1739
Kingston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1763 Marriage / PartnerCornelius ROGERS and Abigail HOLMES 16 December 1763, Kingston, Massachusetts, USA
He was 24 years old.
1766 Birth of ChildAbigail ROGERS was born 9 March 1766, Ohio, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Cornelius was 26 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1817 Death 14 April 1817
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 77.
Added: 12/18/2025 12:13:03 PM
- Updated: 12/18/2025 12:13:42 PM
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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