Benjamin
REED
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Born: 13 May 1718 in Lexington, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Benjamin married Mary MUZZY 28 November 1743 in Rutland, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary MUZZY was born 18 May 1712 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Mary died 20 October 1791 in Rutland, Massachusetts, USA. Mary was the child of John MUZZY and Elizabeth BRADSHAW.
Benjamin REED died 1 March 1790 in Rutland, Massachusetts, USA.
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Mary MUZZYMarriage date: 28 November 1743
Marriage place: Rutland, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Mary MUZZY was the child of John MUZZY and Elizabeth BRADSHAW
Children of Benjamin REED and Mary MUZZY
Patience REEDDied: 10 October 1842, Barre, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth — 171813 May 1718
Lexington, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1743 Marriage / PartnerBenjamin REED and Mary MUZZY 28 November 1743, Rutland, Massachusetts, USA
He was 25 years old.
1756 Birth of ChildPatience REED was born 1 December 1756, Rutland, Massachusetts, USA
Benjamin was 38 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 17901 March 1790
Rutland, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 71.
Record added: 6/6/2016 1:39:44 PM
Last updated: 6/6/2016 1:47:34 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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