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Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 Name: John Brown Gender: Male baptism/ christening date: 20 Jan 1716 baptism/ christening Place: IPSWICH,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS Birth Date: birthPlace: Death Date: name note: Race: father's Name: Jacob Brown father's birthPlace: father's Age: mother's Name: mother's birthPlace: mother's Age: indexing project (batch) number: C50210-1 system origin: Massachusetts-ODM source Film Number: 873749 reference number:
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
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)
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