Lydia
SEARLE
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Born: 17 May 1723 in Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Lydia married Joseph BASS 8 March 1747 in Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph BASS was born 28 September 1723 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset). Joseph died 15 January 1797 in Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Lydia SEARLE died 17 December 1789 in Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Lydia SEARLE
Joseph BASSMarriage date: 8 March 1747
Marriage place: Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Children of Joseph BASS and Lydia SEARLE
Alden BASSDied: 27 December 1825, Canaan, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Birth — 172317 May 1723
Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1747 Marriage / PartnerLydia SEARLE and Joseph BASS 8 March 1747, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)
She was 23 years old.
1750 Birth of ChildAlden BASS was born 12 July 1750, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)
Lydia was 27 years old.
1776 Marriage of ChildAlden BASS married 12 November 1776, , Nova Scotia, Canada to Christina BURNS
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 178917 December 1789
Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 66.
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Last updated: 1/2/2026 2:04:45 PM
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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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