Joshua
DAVIS
(b.
abt. 1663
,
Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
d.
8 January 1736
,
East Greenwich, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
)
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Joshua DAVIS was born abt. 1663 in Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Joshua DAVIS was the child of ? and ?
Marriage(s) and Child(ren):
He married Mary SCOTT . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Mary SCOTT was born 1 February 1666 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. She died abt. 1734 in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, USA. She was the daughter of John SCOTT and Rebecca BROWNE.
Joshua DAVIS died 8 January 1736 in East Greenwich, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state
1736 Death
Added: 9/3/2016 10:45:17 AM
- Updated: 9/24/2017 9:14:06 AM
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