Phineas
MEIGS
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Born: 11 July 1760 in Woodbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Phineas MEIGS died 12 August 1805 in Bethlehem, Connecticut, USA .
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Birth — 176011 July 1760
Woodbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Name: Phineas (Dr) Meigs
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 12 Aug 1805
Death Place: Bethlehem, Connecticut
Age: 45
Birth Date: 1760
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03365-0
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3169
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'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F78R-26R : 3 December 2014), Phineas (Dr) Meigs, 12 Aug 1805; citing Bethlehem, Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,169.'
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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state
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