Lucy MELVIN
Born: 8 October 1780,
Died: abt. 1820, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: abt. 1820, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: Richard HOUGHTON 7 February 1798
Robert
MELVIN
Born
9 November 1716
,
Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
24 July 1787
,
Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Robert MELVIN married Phebe WILSON
Marriage date: 7 September 1762
Marriage place: Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Phebe WILSONMarriage date: 7 September 1762
Marriage place: Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Birth — 17169 November 1716
Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1762 Marriage / PartnerRobert MELVIN and Phebe WILSON 7 September 1762, Concord, Massachusetts, USA
He was 45 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 178724 July 1787
Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 70.
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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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