Abigail ROGERS
Born: 9 March 1766, Ohio, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: abt. 1807,
Died: abt. 1807,
Married: Robert DURKEE 1785
Cornelius
ROGERS
Born
26 August 1739
,
Kingston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
14 April 1817
,
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Cornelius ROGERS married Abigail HOLMES
Marriage date: 16 December 1763
Marriage place: Kingston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Abigail HOLMESMarriage date: 16 December 1763
Marriage place: Kingston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Birth — 173926 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)
Death — 181714 April 1817
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 77.
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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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