Benjamin
EDES
(b.
8 November 1755
,
Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
d.
14 May 1801
,
Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA*
)
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Benjamin EDES was born 8 November 1755 in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Benjamin EDES was the child of Benjamin EDES and Martha STARR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Peter EDES and Esther HALLBenjamin EDES died 14 May 1801 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA*.
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1755 Birth 8 November 1755
Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1801 Death 14 May 1801
Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA*
He died at the age of 45.
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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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