Robert
MELVIN
(b.
9 November 1716
,
Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
d.
24 July 1787
,
Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Robert MELVIN was born 9 November 1716 in Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Robert MELVIN was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Robert married Phebe WILSON 7 September 1762 in Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Phebe WILSON was born 1 February 1739 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA.
Robert MELVIN died 24 July 1787 in Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Family and Children of Robert MELVIN
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Phebe WILSON-- Date: 7 September 1762 Place: Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Children of Robert MELVIN and Phebe WILSON:
Lucy MELVIN (b.8 October 1780, d. abt. 1820, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Richard HOUGHTON 7 February 1798
Phebe WILSON-- Date: 7 September 1762 Place: Concord, Province of Massachusetts BayChildren of Robert MELVIN and Phebe WILSON:
Lucy MELVIN (b.8 October 1780, d. abt. 1820, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. Richard HOUGHTON 7 February 1798
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1716 Birth 9 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)
1787 Death 24 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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