John
JEFFERS
(b.
abt. 1740
,
Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
d.
,
Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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John JEFFERS was born abt. 1740 in Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
John JEFFERS was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
John married Elizabeth JESS abt. 1762 in Falmouth, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth JESS was born abt. 1745 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA (Kingston) (West Kingston) (Matunuck) (Peace Dale) (Wakefield). Elizabeth died 25 June 1825 in Lakeland, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Elizabeth JESS-- Date: abt. 1762 Place: Falmouth, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Children of John JEFFERS and Elizabeth JESS:
Mary "Polly" JEFFERS (b.abt. 1766, Newport, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. abt. 1836, , Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Abraham WEBSTER 28 February 1786
Elizabeth JESS-- Date: abt. 1762 Place: Falmouth, Hants, Nova Scotia, CanadaChildren of John JEFFERS and Elizabeth JESS:
Mary "Polly" JEFFERS (b.abt. 1766, Newport, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. abt. 1836, , Nova Scotia, Canada)m. Abraham WEBSTER 28 February 1786
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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
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