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Amos
DAKIN
Born
29 January 1732
,
Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
28 April 1789
,
Mason, New Hampshire, USA
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Sarah Thankful Minott Dakin (1737 - 1811)*
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Sarah Thankful Minott Dakin (1737 - 1811)*
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Birth — 173229 January 1732
Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
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— Memento mori —
ERECTED
In Memory of
Deacon AMOS DAKIN
who departed this life
April ye 28th AD 1789
in the 57th Year
of his age
Pole Hill Cemetery Mason Hillsborough County New Hampshire, USA
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Death — 178928 April 1789
Mason, New Hampshire, USA
He died at the age of 57.
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Pole Hill Cemetery Mason Hillsborough County New Hampshire, USA
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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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