Zena THOMAS

(b. 29 December 1747 , Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. 28 July 1836 , Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada )

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Zena THOMAS was born 29 December 1747 in Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Zena THOMAS was the child of ? and ?

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Zena married Nathan SEAMANS 27 August 1769 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Nathan SEAMANS was born 14 May 1742 in Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove). Nathan died 31 July 1822 in Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Zena THOMAS died 28 July 1836 in Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Zena THOMAS married

Nathan SEAMANS-- Date: 27 August 1769 Place:

Children of Nathan SEAMANS and Zena THOMAS:

Elizabeth SEAMAN (b.2 January 1778, Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 15 December 1855, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Agreen TINGLEY 18 December 1800

Sarah Jane SEAMANS (b.12 February 1784, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada d. 30 September 1868, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada )
m. Thomas Dresser BLENKHORN 2 January 1803

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Postcards and Memories of Providence, Rhode Island, USA

1747 Birth
29 December 1747
Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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

1769 Marriage / Partner
Zena THOMAS and Nathan SEAMANS 27 August 1769,

She was 21 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Elizabeth SEAMAN was born 2 January 1778, Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Zena was 30 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Sarah Jane SEAMANS was born 12 February 1784, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Zena was 36 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1822 Death of Spouse/Partner
Nathan SEAMANS died 31 July 1822, Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1836 Death
28 July 1836
Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

She died at the age of 88.

Added: 12/14/2025 10:35:28 AM - Updated: 12/14/2025 10:36:20 AM

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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