Ruth BROOKS
Born: abt. 1755, Chester, Lunenburg, Acadie
Died: , Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: , Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: Asahel ROCKWELL 27 January 1780
Benjamin
BROOKS
Born
31 July 1720
,
Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
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Born: 31 July 1720 in Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Benjamin married Hannah WALKER abt. 1754 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hannah WALKER was born abt. 1720 in Massachusetts, USA.
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Birth — 172031 July 1720
Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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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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