Joseph
BASS
(b.
28 September 1723
,
Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay
d.
15 January 1797
,
Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Joseph BASS was born 28 September 1723 in Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Joseph BASS was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Lydia SEARLE 8 March 1747 in Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lydia SEARLE was born 17 May 1723 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset). Lydia died 17 December 1789 in Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Joseph BASS died 15 January 1797 in Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Lydia SEARLE-- Date: 8 March 1747 Place: Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Children of Joseph BASS and Lydia SEARLE:
Alden BASS (b.12 July 1750, Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 27 December 1825, Canaan, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Catherine BROWN 1785
m. Christina BURNS 12 November 1776 in , Nova Scotia, Canada
Lydia SEARLE-- Date: 8 March 1747 Place: Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay Children of Joseph BASS and Lydia SEARLE:
Alden BASS (b.12 July 1750, Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 27 December 1825, Canaan, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. Catherine BROWN 1785
m. Christina BURNS 12 November 1776 in , Nova Scotia, Canada
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1723 Birth 28 September 1723
Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1747 Marriage / PartnerJoseph BASS and Lydia SEARLE 8 March 1747, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)
He was 23 years old.
1750 Birth of ChildAlden BASS was born 12 July 1750, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)
Joseph was 26 years old.
1776 Marriage of ChildAlden BASS married 12 November 1776, , Nova Scotia, Canada to Christina BURNS
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1789 Death of Spouse/PartnerLydia SEARLE died 17 December 1789, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
1797 Death 15 January 1797
Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 73.
Added: 1/2/2026 2:03:54 PM
- Updated: 1/2/2026 2:04:45 PM
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
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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