Robert KIRBY

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10 May 1674 , Dartmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died

10 March 1757 , Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Richard KIRBY Patience GIFFORD

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Born: 10 May 1674 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: Richard KIRBY

Mother: Patience GIFFORD

Paternal grandparents: Richard KIRBY , Jane UNKNOWN

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Robert married Rebecca POTTER abt. 1699 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Rebecca POTTER was born abt. 1681 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram). Rebecca died 21 December 1773 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram). Rebecca was the child of Nathaniel POTTER and Elizabeth STOKES.

Robert KIRBY died 10 March 1757 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay .
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Rebecca POTTER
Marriage date: abt. 1699
Marriage place: Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.

Rebecca POTTER was the child of Nathaniel POTTER and Elizabeth STOKES

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KIRBY Robert Robert (?1674-1757) & Rebecca [POTTER] (-1773), Portsmouth, RI by 1701?, by 1704 Dartmouth {Austin's Dict. 357 Potter (10 pts) 8:1 Cornell 392}

Children of Robert KIRBY and Rebecca POTTER

Patience KIRBY

Born: abt. 1704, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 20 January 1740, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: John LAWTON 13 October 1722 Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Nathaniel KIRBY

Born: abt. 1708, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 21 August 1748, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Abigail RUSSELL 25 March 1731 Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Ichabod KIRBY

Born: abt. 1710, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1794, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA

Recompence KIRBY

Born: abt. 1712, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1771, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Silas KIRBY

Born: abt. 1714, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Robert KIRBY

Born: abt. 1717, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1802, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Abigail ALLEN 13 December 1744 Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

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1674 Birth
'Robert Kirby, son of Richard and Patience (Gifford) Kirby, b. 10 March 1674'

Title Little Compton Families. Little Compton, Rhode Island
Volume 1 of Little Compton Families, Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, ISBN 0806347031, 9780806347035
Author Benjamin Franklin Wilbour
Edition 5, reprint
Publisher Genealogical Publishing Com, 2010
ISBN 080634704X, 9780806347042
Length 452 pages

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1722 Marriage of Child
Patience KIRBY married 13 October 1722, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram) to John LAWTON

1731 Marriage of Child
Nathaniel KIRBY married 25 March 1731, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram) to Abigail RUSSELL

1740 Death of Child
Patience KIRBY died 20 January 1740, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Robert was 65 years old.

1744 Marriage of Child
Robert KIRBY married 13 December 1744, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram) to Abigail ALLEN

1748 Death of Child
Nathaniel KIRBY died 21 August 1748, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Robert was 74 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

Death — 1757
10 March 1757
Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
He died at the age of 82.

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Last updated: 8/28/2019 1:14:51 PM

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1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
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1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state