Benjamin
DARBY
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Born: 24 September 1747 in Leominster, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Benjamin married Rebecca HART 11 December 1774 in Leominster, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Rebecca HART was born 17 March 1754 in Reading, Massachusetts, USA. Rebecca died 18 January 1827 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
Benjamin DARBY died 15 January 1817 in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA.
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Rebecca HARTMarriage date: 11 December 1774
Marriage place: Leominster, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Birth — 174724 September 1747
Leominster, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1774 Marriage / PartnerBenjamin DARBY and Rebecca HART 11 December 1774, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
He was 27 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
Death — 181715 January 1817
Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 69.
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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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