Deacon Gregory Stone

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Abt 1635;
• Freeman: 1636
• Residence: 1637, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Offices Held: 1638, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was elected the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court for Cambridge.
• Offices Held: Before 1658; He was made a deacon.
• Will: 22 Nov 1672, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Lydia, and his children: Elizabeth, John, David, Daniel, Samuel, and Sarah.
• Probate/Proved: 14 Dec 1672, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; His date of the probate was recorded as 14 (10) 1672.

Notes:

Immigration:
Gregory came to New England at the age of 45 years along with his wife, Lydia, and his six children, John, Daniel, David, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Samuel.

Gregory married Margaret Garrad on 20 Jul 1617 in Nayland, Suffolk, England. Margaret was born in England; died in Aug 1626 in Nayland, Suffolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gregory married LydiaEngland. Lydia died on 24 Jun 1674 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Abt 1635;
• Moved To: 1672, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Will: 22 Nov 1672, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in his father's will.
• Offices Held: 1682 to 1683, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court for Cambridge.
• Religion: 15 Nov 1682, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He became a Ruling Elder.
• Will: 16 Apr 1683, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He mentions his children: Daniel, Mary, David, Elizabeth, Margaret, Tabitha, Sarah, and Nathaniel.
• Probate/Proved: 5 May 1683, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Will (1683): The date of his will was recorded as 16 (2) 1683.

Probate: The probate date was recorded as 12 (4) 1683.

Immigration:
Gregory came to New England at the age of 45 years along with his wife, Lydia, and his six children, John, Daniel, David, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Samuel.

John married Anne Rogers about 1639. Anne was born in 1617 in England; died on 20 May 1719. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Abt 1635;
• Will: 22 Nov 1672, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in his father's will.

Notes:

Immigration:
Gregory came to New England at the age of 45 years along with his wife, Lydia, and his six children, John, Daniel, David, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Samuel.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: About 1635; About 1635 Gregory came to New England at the age of 45 years along with his wife, Lydia, and his six children, John, Daniel, David, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Samuel.
• Freeman: 1647, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1647 he was admitted as a freeman in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
• Other Will: 22 Nov 1672, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in his father's will of 22 November 1672.
• Census: 1688, Cambridge Farms (now Lexington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was recorded in 1688 as living in Cambridge Farms (now Lexington), Massachusetts.
• Offices Held: 1693, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1693 he and John Adams were chosen as fence viewers for the town of Framingham, Massachusetts.
• Last Full Review: 15 Jun 2020

Notes:

Marriage: David's first marriage to Elizabeth is very questionable and was probably a scribal error.

Name:

David married Dorcus Freeman in 1647 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Dorcus died on 13 Jul 1704 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Immigration: Abt 1635;
• Married: Abt 1652; Anthony Potter. He was from Ipswich when he married. Issue: 1. John Potter 2. Edmund Potter 3. Elizabeth Potter 4. Lydia Potter 5. Thomas Potter 6. Anthony Potter
• Will: 22 Nov 1672, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in her father's will.

Notes:

Immigration:
Gregory came to New England at the age of 45 years along with his wife, Lydia, and his six children, John, Daniel, David, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Samuel.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Abt 1635; About 1635 Gregory came to New England at the age of 45 years along with his wife, Lydia, and his six children, John, Daniel, David, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Samuel.
• Freeman: 1657; He was admitted as a freeman in Newtowne in 1657.
• Religion: 18 Oct 1660, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; On 18 October 1660 Samuel and Sarah were admitted to full communion in the Cambridge Church.
• Land/House: 1672, Cambridge Farms (now Lexington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts; On his father's death in 1672, he received land in the east portion of Cambridge called Cambridge Farms, now Lexington.
• Other Will: 22 Nov 1672, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in his father's will of 22 November 1672.
• Offices Held: 1673, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1673 he was elected a Selectman of Cambridge Massachusetts. He served again in 1681, 1688, and 1692.
• Petition: Oct 1683, Cambridge Farms (now Lexington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In October 1683 He was one of the signers of the petition to set Cambridge Farms off as a distinct parish. This town became Lexington, Massachusetts.
• Legal: 16 Feb 1683/84, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; His brother made his will on 16 February 1683/84 and charged John Cooper Sr. and Samuel Stone Sr. to take care of his wife.
• Miscellaneous: Dec 1691, Cambridge Farms (now Lexington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He donated £2 10/ towards the building of the First Meeting House of Lexington in December of 1691.
• Offices Held: 1694, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1694 he was an Assessor. He served again as Assessor from 1697 to 1698.
• Religion: 1696, Cambridge Farms (now Lexington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1696 he and John Merriam were chosen as deacons of the Lexington Church.
• Last Full Review: 22 May 2020

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Samuel married Sarah Stearns on 7 Jun 1655 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Isaac Stearns and Mary Baker) was born on 22 Sep 1635 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 26 Oct 1700 in Cambridge Farms (now Lexington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Burying Ground, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Abigail Carter on 3 Apr 1706 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Abigail was born on 21 Apr 1648 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 11 May 1718 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried in First Burial Ground, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Abt 1635;
• Married: 12 Jul 1653, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Joseph Meriam, the son of Joseph and Sarah (Goldstone) Meriam. He was born about 1628 in England. He became a freeman on 22 May 1650 in Concord, Massachusetts. He died on Tuesday 20 April 1677 in Concord, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sarah Meriam (1654-____) 2. Lydia Meriam (1656-1690) 3. Joseph Meriam (1658-1727) 4. Elizabeth Meriam (1660-____) 5. John Meriam (1662-1727) 6. Mary Meriam (1664-____) 7. Robert Meriam (1667-____)
• Will: 22 Nov 1672, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in her father's will.
• Residence: Abt 1678, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; After Joseph's death, Sarah lived with her brother's children in Lexington.

Notes:

Immigration:
Gregory came to New England at the age of 45 years along with his wife, Lydia, and his six children, John, Daniel, David, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Samuel.

Died:
Her death date was recorded as 8 (2) 1704.

Notes:

Died:
He was unmarried and is referred to as "inferm of mind."

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Birth: Her birth date was recorded as 6 (4) 1640.

Hannah married John Bent on 1 Jul 1658 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. John (son of John Bent and Martha) was christened on 24 Jan 1635 in Penton Grafton, Hampshire, England; died on 15 Sep 1717 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried on 15 Sep 1717 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 14 May 1667; (1) Isaac Hunt, the son of William and Mercy (Hurd) Hunt. He died on Thursday 12 December 1680 in Concord, Massachusetts.
• Married: 30 Nov 1681, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; (2) Eliphalet Fox, the son of Thomas and Rebecca Fox. He died 15 August 1711 in Concord, Massachusetts.
• Will: 16 Apr 1683, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in her father's will.

Notes:

Birth: Gozzaldi (1930) gives her birth date as about 1649.

1st Marriage: Paige (1877) gives Isaac Hunt's death as 1713 in Newton, Massachusetts.

Death: Gozzaldi (1930) gives a second death date as before 1706.

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• Married: 2 Nov 1667, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Mary Moore, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Rice) Moore. She was christened on 9 January 1641/42 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England. On 8 September 1661 Mary, at age 19, married (1) Richard Ward, son of Deacon William Ward, She died 10 June 1703 in Framingham, Massachusetts.
• Will: 16 Apr 1683, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in his father's will.

Notes:

Birth: His birth date was recorded as 31 (6) 1644.

Marriage: Mary has been listed as the daughter of Deacon William Ward of Sudbury and Marlborough. This is clearly an error.

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• Married: 1675; Susanna ______. She was living in 1721. Issue: 1. Susanna Stone (1677-____) 2. Mary Stone (1682-____) 3. Samuel Stone (1685-____) 4. Thomas Stone (1688-1757)
• Military: 1676; He was a soldier in King Philip's War.
• Will: 16 Apr 1683, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in his father's will.
• Offices Held: 1713, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a selectman.
• Probate/Proved: May 1737

Notes:

Birth: Gozzaldi (1930) gives his birth place as Sudbury, Massachusetts.

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• Married: 16 Nov 1669; Samuel Stow, the son of Thomas Stow. He died on Sunday 9 February 1721. Issue: 1. Elizabeth Stow (1677-____)
• Will: 16 Apr 1683, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in her father's will.

Notes:

Birth:. Gozzaldi (1930) says she was born about 1651, but gives no place.

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• Married: 11 Jan 1676, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; (1) William Brown, the son of Captain William Brown. He was born about 1650. He died 18 June 1705 in Sudbury, Massachusetts.
• Will: 16 Apr 1683, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in her father's will.
• Married: 27 Jan 1714, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; (2) Deacon Joseph Foster, the son of Thomas Foster. He was from Billerica when he married Margaret. He died 4 December 1721 in Billerica, Massachusetts.

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• Married: 2 Nov 1674, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; John Rice, the son of Deacon Edward and Agnes (Bent) Rice. He was born about 1647 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. They lived in that part of Sudbury which became Wayland. He subscribed to Prince's Chronology and was fond of historical reading. He died 6 September 1719 in Sudbury, Massachusetts intestate. His widow and son, Moses, were appointed administrators 29 January 1719/20. The inventory was dated 17 September 1719. The "Widow Tabitha, being aged and infirm, made oath at Weston." Issue: 1. John Rice (1675-____) 2. Anna Rice (1678-____) 3. Deliverance Rice (1681-____) 4. Tabitha Rice (1683-____) 5. Prudence Rice (1685-____) 6. Abigail Rice (1687-____) 7. Edward Rice (1689-____) 8. Dinah Rice (1691-____) 9. Moses Rice (1694-____) 10. Tamar Rice (1697-____) 11. Aaron Rice (1700-____)
• Will: 16 Apr 1683, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in her father's will.

Notes:

Birth: Gozzaldi (1930) gives her birth date as 19 May 1655. Paige (1887) her being born in Framingham, Massachusetts.

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• Married: Abt 1679; (1) Jacob Hill, the son of Abraham and Sarah (Long) Hill. He was born in March 1656/57 in Charlestown, Massachusetts. He died 12 December 1690 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Jacob's estate was inventoried on 20 March 1690/91 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Jacob Hill (____-1768) 2. Tabitha Hill 3. John Hill (1684-____) 4. Nathaniel Hill (____-1761) 5. Abraham Hill (1684-1754)
• Will: 16 Apr 1683, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in her father's will.
• Married: 15 Mar 1705, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; (2) Samuel Jones.

Notes:

1st Marriage:Jacob's birth date was recorded as the first month of 1656/57.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 16 Apr 1683, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in his father's will.
• Married: 25 Apr 1684, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Sarah Waite, the daughter of Captain John and Mary (Hills) Waite. She was born in 1664 in Malden, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Nathaniel Stone (1685-____) 2. Ebenezer Stone (1688-____) 3. Jonathan Stone (1690-____) 4. Isaac Stone 5. John Stone (1702-____) 6. Mary Stone (1705-____) 7. Sarah Stone (1708-____) 8. Hezekiah Stone (1711-____)
• Offices Held: 1706; He became a selectman in 1706 and served for four years.
• Religion: 16 May 1725, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Nathaniel was admitted to the Framingham Church.
• Will: 23 Jun 1732
• Probate/Proved: 2 Nov 1732

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• Military: 1676; He was impressed as a trooper during King Philip's War.
• Married: 12 Jun 1679, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Dorcus Jones, the daughter of John and Dorcus Jones. She was born on 19 May 1659 in Concord, Massachusetts. She died on Saturday 24 September 1746 in Lexington, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Dorcus Stone 2. Sarah Stone (1681-1750) 3. Samuel Stone (1684-1769) 4. Joseph Stone (1687-1753) 5. Jonathan Stone (1690-1729) 6. Elizabeth Stone (1693-____) 7. Rebecca Stone (1696-1748)
• Religion: 1715, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Deacon.

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Notes:

Died:
He never married.

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• Married: (1) Edward Converse, the son of Lt. James and Ann (Long) Converse. He was born on 27 February 1661 in Woburn, Massachusetts. He became a freeman in 1685. He died on Saturday 26 July 1692 in Woburn, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Samuel Converse (1685-____) 2. Ann Converse (1687-____) 3. Sarah Converse (1689-____) 4. Edward Converse (1691-1691)

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: He got the nickname "East" as his cousin, John Stone lived in the western portion of Cambridge.
• Military: 1692; According to Hudson (1868) "to distinguish him from his cousin, and to show that he was on the high road of military promotion, he was designated corporal." He was in the militia as early as 1692.
• Occupation: say 1700, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Corporal John Stone paid £1 10/ subscription for the building of the first Lexington Meeting House.
• Will: 19 Jan 1711/12, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; The abstract of his will dated 19 January 1711/12 reads as follows: "To wife Rachel Stone two cows, a horse, six sheep, and six swine during widowhood; also half the crops raised on my land until my youngest daughter Ruth be nineteen, said wife to maintain my three daughters Anna, Rachel, and Ruth until each be of that age or married. Also my said wife all my movable household stuff during widowhood., she paying to said three daughters £6 each when eighteen. Also to said wife during widowhood one-half my swelling house, with sufficient firewood, and one-third of the crops on my land after my youngest Ruth be nineteen. To daughter Mary Stone £50, and to daughters Anna, Rachel, and Ruth Stone £44 each when eighteen, to be paid to them by my executor. To Joseph Walkins 40s if he live until he be sixteen with my son John Stone. All residue of estate, real and personal, and revision of widow's portion, to my son John Stone, he to be sole executor. My brother Samuel Stone and Dea. John Miriam to be overseers. [signed] John X Stone (his mark) Witnesses: Matthew Bridge, John Miriam, and Matthew Bridge, Jr." Proved 10 March 1711/12.
• Last Full Review: 30 Apr 2020

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John married Rachel Shepard on 27 Apr 1687 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Rachel was born in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 17 Mar 1724. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 26 Jun 1684; Francis Boweman Esq., the son of Francis and Martha (Sherman) Boweman. He was born on 14 September 1662 in Lexington, Massachusetts. He was a justice of the peace in Lexington. After Lydia's death, Francis, married (2) Ruth Angier, daughter of Rev. Samuel Angier. He died on Friday 23 October 1744. Issue: 1. John Boweman (1689-____) 2. Isaac Boweman

Joseph married Sarah Wait in 1692. Sarah was born about 1670; died in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married John Adams on 26 Feb 1680 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. John (son of John Adams and Anne) was born on 1 May 1655 in Menotomy (now Arlington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: say 1713, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Benjamin Monroe.

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• Residence: 24 Jul 1722, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 24 July 1722 he lived in Watertown, Massachusetts.
• Moved To: say 1727, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Isaac Stone, Edward Goddard, Jr., Daniel Drury and others removed to Shewsbury from Framingham.
• Offices Held: 29 Dec 1727, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts; On 29 December 1727 he was elected a Selectman. He was elected again in 1729, 1731, 1733, 1735 to 1741, 1758 to 1761, and 1763.
• Religion: 1728, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In 1728 he was admitted to full communion in the Shrewsbury Church, having come from Framingham.
• Offices Held: From 1731 to 1736, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts; From 1731 to 1736 he was the Town Clerk of Shrewsbury. He served again from 1759 to 1761.
• Offices Held: 1734, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was one of the Assessors for Shrewsbury in 1734. He served again in 1737, and 1741.
• Letter: 5 Feb 1733/34, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts; "To Mr, Nahum Ward, Town Treasurer: Sir: Please to pay to Mr. Daniel Rand & Mr. Abraham Knowlton ye sum of Seven Pounds out of ye town Treasury to pay a school Dame in ye South part of ye town for three months service. Elnathan Allen, Isaac Stone, Simon Maynard. Feb. 5th, 1733-4-"
• Religion: 1738, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts; The Church in Shrewsbury admonished in writing in 1738 several members who had not been attending services. As the replies came in "Mr. Stone pleaded that he could not be easy, until the church proceeded to admonish the brethren to whom they had denied communion. Some replied to him, if they should proceed to an admonition, they would not regard it." Ward (1847).
• Tax: 1760, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts; The town refunded money in 1760 to Isaac Stone as he was taxed too much for their money at interest, in 1758 and 9. He received a refund of 1/1.
• Last Full Review: 1 May 2020

Notes:

Possible Marriage: Husband of Elizabeth Brown Stone, married Jun 24,1722 at Sudbury,MA.

He was EITHER a son of Joseph Stone and Sarah ____ Stone OR of Nathaniel Stone and Sarah Waite Stone. NOTE: On Dec 13,1705, Joseph Stone mentions a 10 year old son Isaac in a bond, which suggests a 1695 birth date. But the Isaac who died in 1776 is listed as 78y8m old at his death, suggesting the Sep 1697 birth date. An Isaac, born Sep 8,1697, is recorded in Sudbury vital records as a son of Nathaniel and Sarah.

Children: Eunice Stone Bouker, Jonas Stone, Jasper Stone, Nathaniel Stone, Abigail Stone Hapgood, and (probably)Isaac Stone Jr.

Isaac married Elizabeth Brown on 24 Jul 1722 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth was born on 14 Nov 1698 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 4 Apr 1792 in Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 11 Apr 1723, Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Lydia Parkhurst.

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• Religion: 19 Jun 1728, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She was admitted to the Lexington Church.
• Moved To: 1729, Brimfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Sarah married Joseph Blodgett on 5 Nov 1719 in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Joseph (son of Captain Thomas Blodgett and Rebecca Tidd) was born on 17 Sep 1696 in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 7 Jan 1781 in Brimfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 26 Aug 1728, Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Samuel Warren. He was born on 18 March 1702/03 in Weston, Massachusetts. He died on Thursday 26 January 1775 in Weston, Massachusetts.