William
EDES
Born
29 November 1767
,
Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
March 1807
,
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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William EDES was born 29 November 1767 in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
and the grandchild of: (paternal) Peter EDES and Esther HALLWilliam EDES died March 1807 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA .
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Postcards and Memories of Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
1767 Birth 29 November 1767
Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1807 Death March 1807
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 39.
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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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