Richard
ADAMS
(b.
3 June 1708
,
Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut
d.
1 March 1787
,
Sandisfield, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
)
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Richard ADAMS was born 3 June 1708 in Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Richard ADAMS was the child of Richard ADAMS and Mercy LEONARD and the grandchild of: (maternal) Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON) and Abigail ATWOOD (WOOD)Richard ADAMS died 1 March 1787 in Sandisfield, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay.
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1708 Birth 3 June 1708
Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)
Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)
Old Preston, Connecticut cemetery. Located near the intersection of Rte 164 and Rte 165. Many of the stones are so old that erosion has reduced them to ordinary rocks (without any visible signs of writing on them).
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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1787 Death 1 March 1787
Sandisfield, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 78.
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America - Did you know? In west-central Kentucky, Mammoth Cave is the world’s longest known cave system with more than 405 miles of surveyed passageways.
The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state
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