Benjamin
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Born: 18 May 1715 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Benjamin married Lydia ALMY 27 May 1763 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Lydia ALMY was born 19 February 1733 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram). Lydia died 4 June 1767 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram). Lydia was the child of Job ALMY and Lydia TILLINGHAST.
Benjamin AKIN died 10 April 1802 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.
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Lydia ALMYMarriage date: 27 May 1763
Marriage place: Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Lydia ALMY was the child of Job ALMY and Lydia TILLINGHAST
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Birth — 171518 May 1715
Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1763 Marriage / PartnerBenjamin AKIN and Lydia ALMY 27 May 1763 , Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)
He was 48 years old.
1767 Death of Spouse/PartnerLydia ALMY died 4 June 1767, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 180210 April 1802
New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 86.
Record added: 1/9/2016 3:10:28 PM
Last updated: 3/24/2016 2:20:42 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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