John
RAND
(b.
25 August 1736
,
Nantucket, Province of Massachusetts Bay
d.
abt. 1812
,
Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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John RAND was born 25 August 1736 in Nantucket, Province of Massachusetts Bay
John RAND was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
John married Katherine ATHEARN 12 December 1765 in Tisbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Katherine ATHEARN was born 10 September 1739 in Tisbury, Massachusetts, USA (Vineyard Haven). Katherine died 5 December 1810 in Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
John RAND died abt. 1812 in Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Katherine ATHEARN-- Date: 12 December 1765 Place: Tisbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Children of John RAND and Katherine ATHEARN:
Tabitha RAND (b.25 August 1775, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 26 October 1807, Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. John EATON 29 May 1794
Katherine ATHEARN-- Date: 12 December 1765 Place: Tisbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay Children of John RAND and Katherine ATHEARN:
Tabitha RAND (b.25 August 1775, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 26 October 1807, Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. John EATON 29 May 1794
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1736 Birth 25 August 1736
Nantucket, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1765 Marriage / PartnerJohn RAND and Katherine ATHEARN 12 December 1765, Tisbury, Massachusetts, USA (Vineyard Haven)
He was 29 years old.
1775 Birth of ChildTabitha RAND was born 25 August 1775, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
John was 39 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1807 Death of ChildTabitha RAND died 26 October 1807, Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
John was 71 years old.
1810 Death of Spouse/PartnerKatherine ATHEARN died 5 December 1810, Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Added: 12/17/2025 10:09:20 AM
- Updated: 12/17/2025 10:10:08 AM
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
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February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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