Deacon James Trowbridge

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• Moved To: Abt 1639, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
• Moved To: Abt 1657, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• Moved To: 1664, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He moved and purchased 85 acres of land with a house and outbuildings which had been owned by Deputy Governor Danforth.
• Freeman: 1665, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Offices Held: 1666; He was appointed a Constable.
• Deed: 1675, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; James Trowbridge was deeded land from Deputy Governor Danforth which became the Trowbridge Homestead.
• Religion: 1675, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was elected a deacon in the Newton Church,.
• Offices Held: 1679 to 1688, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a Selectman.
• Offices Held: 1700, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was elected the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court from Newton. He served again in 1703.
• Will: 1709, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

James married Margaret Atherton on 3 Dec 1659 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Margaret (daughter of Major Gen. Humphrey Atherton and Mary Kennion) was born in 1638 in Massachusetts; died on 17 Jun 1672 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Margaret Jackson on 30 Jan 1674 in Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Margaret was born on 20 Jun 1649 in Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 16 Sep 1727 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 9 Feb 1682, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; John Myrick, the son of John and Judith Myrick. John became a freeman in 1685 and served as a surveyor of highways, fence viewer and a constable. His will was dated 29 April 1706 He was killed by Indians defending a garrison on 21 July 1706 in Groton, Massachusetts. John's will was proved in 1706. Issue: 1. Margaret Myrick 2. Thankful Myrick (1685-1744) 3. Rebecca Myrick (1687-____) 4. Lydia Myrick (1689-1694) 5. Samuel Myrick (1691-____) 6. John Myrick (1693-____) 7. Sarah Myrick (1695-____) 8. James Myrick (1696-____) 9. Elizabeth Myrick (1699-____) 10. Elisha Myrick (1701-____) 11. Lydia Myrick (1704-____)

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Birth:
Her birth date was recorded as 12 (8) 1660.

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• Married: 2 May 1684, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Jonathan Fuller, the son of John and Elizabeth (Cole) Fuller. He was born on 23 February 1648 in Cambridge Village, now Newton, Massachusetts. He died on Wednesday 12 August 1722 in Newton, Massachusetts. They had no children.

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Birth:
Her birth date was recorded as 10 (4) 1662.

Buried:
The memory of the blessed is just


Grave number 426

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• Religion: 1701, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; John was elected a Deacon.
• Married: 27 Feb 1708, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Sarah Wilson, the daughter of Joseph and Deliverance Wilson. Issue: 1. Jonathan Trowbridge (1711-____)
• Offices Held: 1720, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; 1720-1721 - Selectman Constable Assessor Surveyor of Highways
• Military: 1721, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was promoted to a lieutenant.

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• Married: 18 Mar 1686, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Ebenezer Stone Esq, the son of Deacon Simon and Mary (Whipple) Stone. He was born on 27 February 1662/63 in Watertown, Massachusetts. Ebenezer settled in Cambridge Villiage, now Newton, Mass. He was admitted a freeman 26 March 1690. In Newton he was a leading citizen in town affairs. He was a selectman for ten years and was a representitive to the General Court 1720-1724 and 1728-1729. After Margaret's death, on 12 June 1711 Ebenezer, at age 48, married (2) Abigail Wilson, in Newton, Massachusetts. After Abigail's death, on 8 April 1722 Ebenezer, at age 59, married (3) Sarah Nevinson, at age 49, daughter of John and Elizabeth Nevinson, in Newton, Massachusetts. Ebenezer was a member of Governor Jonathan Belcher's Council 1730-1733. He died on Friday 4 October 1754 in Newton, Massachusetts or he died on Thursday 4 March 1784 in Newton, Massachusetts. His estate was valued at £3,502 7/8. Issue: 1. Ebenezer Stone (1689-1784) 2. Margaret Stone (1688-1776) 3. Samuel Stone (1690-____) 4. John Stone (1692-1769) 5. Nathaniel Stone (1694-1713) 6. Mindwell Stone (1696-1774) 7. David Stone (1698-1725) 8. Mary Stone (1700-1732) 9. Simon Stone (1702-____) 10. James Stone (1704-1742) 11. Experience Stone (1707-1798)

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• Married: 15 Dec 1690, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Deacon Richard Ward, the son of Deacon John and Hannah (Jackson) Ward. He was born on 15 November 1666 in Cambridge Village, now Newton, Massachusetts. Paige (1877) gives his birth as 15 January 1662, and Gozzaldi (1930) follows suit. He served in 1698 in Newton, Massachusetts, as a Surveyor of Highways. He served in 1704 in Newton, Massachusetts, as a Tithingman. He served in 1705 in Newton, Massachusetts, as a Constable. He served between 1710 and 1711 in Newton, Massachusetts, as a Selectman. He served again from 1723 to 1729.7 He served in 1712 in Newton, Massachusetts, as a member of the Committee to Seat the Meeting House. He served again in 1725. He served between 1713 and 1715 in Newton, Massachusetts, as an Assessor. He served again between 1717 and 1722.7 He served between 1719 and 1720 in Newton, Massachusetts, as a member of the Highway Committee. He served in 1720 in Newton, Massachusetts, as a member of the School Committee. He served in 1721 in Newton, Massachusetts, as a member of the Committee to Dispose of the Old Meeting House. He served in 1723 in Newton, Massachusetts, as a member of the Committee to Select a Site for the New School House. He served between 1724 and 1725 in Newton, Massachusetts, as the Town Moderator. He served again in 1730 and in 1732. He served in 1730 in Newton, Massachusetts, as a member of the Committee on the Cambridge Great Bridge. He served again in 1733.7 He died on Friday 27 March 1739 in Newton, Massachusetts. He was buried in the Newton Cemetery, Newton, Massachusetts, grave #113. Issue: 1. Lydia Ward (1692-____) 2. Thomas Ward (1694-____) 3. James Ward (1696-____) 4. Hannah Ward (1697-____) 5. William Ward (1699-____) 6. James Ward (1701-1768) 7. Ephraim Ward (1703-1772) 8. Margaret Ward (1706-____)
• Residence: Abt 1691, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; They lived on the Trowbridge Homestead.

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• Married: say 1690; Thomas Stedman.

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• Last Full Review: 26 Jan 2021

Hannah married John Greenwood, Esq in 1695 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. John (son of Thomas Greenewood and Hannah Ward) was born on 15 Jul 1673 in Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 29 Aug 1737 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: say 1696; Samuel Wilson, the son of Nathaniel Wilson. Samuel was a constable in 1704. After Experience's death, Samuel, married (2) Rebecca ______. In 1707, his wife, Rebecca, had personal property released to the town for his supprot. He died in December 1731 in Newton, Massachusetts. Samuel was recorded at his death as an "idot." Issue: 1. Experience Wilson (1697-____) 2. Margaret Wilson (1699-____) 3. Samuel Wilson (1701-____) 4. Thomas Wilson (1703-____) 5. Experience Wilson (1705-____)

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• Married: say 1708; (1) unknown wife. Issue: 1. John Trowbridge (1709-1762)
• Married: 3 Mar 1709, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; (2) Mary Goffe, at age 21, the daughter of Edward and Mary (Biscoe) Goffe. She was born on 11 May 1687 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She died on Tuesday 19 February 1715 in Newton, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Edmund Trowbridge (1709-1793) 2. Lydia Trowbridge (1710-1776) 3. Mary Trowbridge (1715-____)
• Offices Held: 1714; He was the surveyor of the highways.
• Offices Held: 1715; He was a member of the committee on schools.
• Married: 7 Jan 1716, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; (3) Susannah ______. After the death of Thomas, on 29 March 1728 Susannah, married (2) William Boddington, in Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Susannah removed to Framingham before 15 April 1730. Issue: 1. Abigail Trowbridge
• Estate Admin: 7 Mar 1725; According to the probate records, he was from both Newton and New London. After his death, guardians were appointed for his children.

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Birth:
Paige (1877), Gozzaldi (1930) and Trowbridge (1908) give his birth date as 10 December 1677.

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• Moved To: 1736, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In 1736 he moved to Oxford, Massachusetts after having purchased the Elliot grist-mill there.
• Last Full Review: 26 Mar 2021

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Birth: Chapman (1872) gives her birth date as 31 December 1679.

Buried:
He is buried in grave #114.

Deliverance married Eleazer Ward in 1707 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Eleazer (son of Deacon John Ward and Hannah Jackson) was born on 26 Feb 1672 in Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 18 Jan 1750/51 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Offices Held: 1706, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was surveyor of highways.
• Married: 6 Jan 1709, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; (1) Hannah Bacon, the daughter of Daniel Bacon. Issue: 1. Margaret Bacon (1709-____) 2. Daniel Bacon (1711-____)
• Married: 22 Feb 1716; (2) Ensign John Fuller, the son of Captain Joseph and Lydia (Jackson) Fuller. He was born on 15 December 1681 in Newton, Massachusetts. His birth was recorded as 15 (10) 1681. In 1710, his name was drawn for the expedition to Port Royal and Canada. He was elected in 1715 in Newton, Massachusetts, as the Assessor. He was appointed in 1716 as a Constable. He died on Thursday 25 February 1717/18 in Newton, Massachusetts. He was buried in Newton, Massachusetts, in grave number 298. Issue: 1. Joseph Fuller (1716-1716) 2. Lydia Fuller (1716-1716) 3. Lydia Fuller (1717-____)

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Married:
According to Jackson (1854), their marriage date was 25 February 1716.

Buried:
James is buried in grave #514.

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• Married: 14 Dec 1708, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; (1) Sarah Ward, the daughter of John and Mary (Spring) Ward. She was born on 25 March 1685 in Newton, Massachusetts. She died on Friday 21 June 1720 in Newton, Massachusetts,. Issue: 1. Mary Trowbridge (1709-1734) 2. William Trowbridge (1711-____) 3. Huldah Trowbridge (1712-1714) 4. William Trowbridge (1713-1713) 5. Huldah Trowbridge (1715-____) 6. James Trowbridge (1717-____) 7. baby girl Trowbridge (1720-____) 8. baby girl Trowbridge (1720-____)
• Offices Held: 1710, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; 1710 - Surveyor of Highways 1716 - Tithingman 1717 - Constable 1721-1725 - Assessor 1722 - member of the committee to defend the town against complaints by those allowed to worship in Roxbury and to petition for their return to the Newton meeting 1723 - member of the committee to find a site for the schoolhouse 1736-1739 - Fence Viewer 1736-1742 - Selectman 1739 - member of the committee to instruct the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court 1740-1743 - Town Moderator
• Married: 30 May 1721, Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; (2) Sarah Fulham, the daughter of Major Francis and Sarah (Livermore) Fulham. She was born on 2 March 1694/95 in Watertown, Massachusetts. She died on Monday 10 September 1787 in Newton, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sarah Trowbridge (1722-1735) 2. Margaret Trowbridge (1724-____) 3. Beulah Trowbridge (1726-1762) 4. Thaddeus Trowbridge (1728-1777) 5. Abigail Trowbridge (1732-1738)
• Military: 1723; He was made a sergeant in the militia. He became a lieutenant in 1734, and a Captain in 1740.

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Blessed are ye dead which die
in ye Lord from henceforth
They rest from their labors and
their works do follow them

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• Graduation: 1710, Harvard College, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Ordained: 2 Mar 1714/15, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Married: 10 Mar 1715; (1) Sarah Oliver, the son of Thomas and Grace (Prentice) Oliver. She was born on 14 November 1690 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She died on Sunday 10 January 1717. Issue: 1. Oliver Trowbridge (1716-1723)
• Married: 18 Sep 1718; (2) Hannah Walter, the daughter of the Rev. Nehemiah and Sarah (Mather) Walter. She was born on 8 July 1699 in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Caleb Trowbridge (1719-____) 2. Nehemiah Trowbridge (1721-1721) 3. Nehemiah Trowbridge (1722-____) 4. Sarah Trowbridge (1724-____) 5. Hannah Trowbridge (1729-____) 6. Maria Trowbridge (1731-____) 7. Thomas Trowbridge (1734-____) 8. Abigail Trowbridge (1740-____)

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• Married: 3 Aug 1777, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Lydia ______. She was born about 1692. She died on Tuesday 23 December 1777 in Newton, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Joseph Greenwood (1723-____) 2. John Greenwood (1725-____) 3. Thomas Greenwood (1727-____) 4. Hannah Greenwood (1729-____)
• Complier's Note: 1995; While all the records give his wife's names as Lydia, the stone next to Thomas' grave, reads, 'Mrs. Hannah, consort of Thomas Greenwood, Esq, who died Dec 23, 1777, aged 85.' While Lydia may have had two names, the more probable answer is the stone cutter made a mistake.

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• Married: 24 May 1722, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Benjamin Child, the son of Benjamin and Grace (Morris) Child. He was born on 19 July 1685 in Roxbury, Massachusetts. He served in 1746 in Newton, Massachusetts, as a selectman. He died on Sunday 21 August 1774 in Newton, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Samuel Child (1723-1777) 2. Benjamin Child (1727-1734) 3. Elizabeth Child (1729-1731) 4. Hannah Child (1732-____) 5. Elizabeth Child (1733-____) 6. Benjamin Child (1734-____) 7. Jonas Child (1735-1735) 8. Miriam Child (1736-1744) 9. Aaron Child (1736-1778)

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• Married: 17 Sep 1722, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Isaac Fuller, the son of Captain Joseph and Lydia (Jackson) Fuller. He was born on 16 March 1698 in Newton, Massachusetts. Jackson (1854) is in error when he gives Isaac's parents as Isaac and Abigail Fuller. He was appointed in 1731 in Newton, Massachusetts, as Hogreeve. He was appointed in 1742 as Hayward. He served as Hayward again in 1744 and 1745. He died on Thursday 10 June 1745 in Newton, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Susannah Fuller (1725-1748) 2. Joseph Fuller (1727-1807) 3. Ruth Fuller (1729-1798) 4. Lois Fuller (1732-1749) 5. Tabitha Fuller (1734-1787) 6. Hannah Fuller (1735-1797) 7. Abigail Fuller (____-1753) 8. Lydia Fuller (1737-1800)
• History: 1764 to 1767; From 1764 to 1767, Hannah received town support including board at Caleb Fuller's and shoes made by John Adams.

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grave number 371

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• Married: 10 Jul 1756, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Isaac Jackson, the son of Edward and Mary (Newton) Jackson. He was born on 2 February 1701 in Newton, Massachusetts. He was a thrifty farmer and carpenter in Newton. He served in Newton, Massachusetts, as a selectman for five years. He left a will on 5 July 1756 in Newton, Massachusetts. He died on Sunday 5 February 1769 in Westminster, Massachusetts having moved to there to live with one of his sons after the death of his wife. Issue: 1. Josiah Jackson (1730-1776) 2. Isaac Jackson (1732-1795) 3. Oliver Jackson (1734-1757) 4. Elisha Jackson (1737-____) 5. Edward Jackson (1739-1830) 6. Ruth Jackson (1741-____)

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• Religion: 1730, Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; They were received into the church in Sutton by a letter from the church in Framingham.
• History: 20 Dec 1731, Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; At a town meeting he was reported by the committee to seat the meeting house as having the fore seat in ye side gallery.
• History: 8 Sep 1742, Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Daniel was one of the petitioners to the Town of Sutton to establish an independent parish. The petition was denied. The next year he was one of the petitioners who carried the petition for an independent parish to the Massachusetts General Court, where it was granted. In 1813, this parish was incorporated as the Town of Millbury, Massachusetts.
• Occupation: say 1758; He was a farmer.
• Offices Held: 1 May 1780, Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was a a member of a committee to consider the matter of the national constitution and report "what they do, and do not approve of."
• Offices Held: 20 Feb 1781, Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was a delegate to a county convention called to remonstrate with the Massachusetts General Court against an act repealing a tender act.

Daniel married Sarah Adams on 6 May 1728 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Deacon John Adams and Elizabeth Goddard) was born on 27 Jun 1707 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 30 Jul 1729; George Bacon, the son of George and Mary (Davis) Bacon. They lived in Newton where he was surveyor of highways in 1731 and tithingman in 1744. He died on Sunday 9 July 1747 in Newton, Massachusetts. His estate was probated after 9 July 1747. His personal estate was valued at £415 2/, and his real estate as £664. Issue: 1. Mary Bacon (1729-____) 2. Ephraim Bacon (1730-____) 3. Samuel Bacon (1732-1774) 4. Jonas Bacon (1734-____) 5. Abigail Bacon (1736-1750) 6. Susanna Bacon (1738-____) 7. Hannah Bacon (1740-1740) 8. John Bacon (1743-1746) 9. Edward Bacon (1744-1829) 10. Mary Bacon (1746-____)

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• Married: 1 Apr 1731, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; (1) Phebe Stearns, the daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Dix) Stearns. She was born on 11 February 1711/12 in Watertown, Massachusetts. She died on Saturday 17 September 1763 in Newton, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Esther Greenwood (1731-____) 2. Nathaniel Greenwood (1735-____) 3. John Greenwood (1737-____) 4. Sarah Greenwood (1737-____) 5. Alice Greenwood (1739-____) 6. Elizabeth Greenwood (1740-____) 7. Josiah Greenwood (1742-____) 8. Phebe Greenwood (1744-____) 9. Hannah Greenwood (1746-1762) 10. Moses Greenwood (1748-____) 11. Nevinson Greenwood (1751-____) 12. Ebenezer Greenwood (1753-____) 13. Isaac Greenwood 14. Joshua Greenwood
• Land/House: 1737, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; With the death of his wife's father, he came into possession of property in Watertown.
• Occupation: say 1739, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Josiah was a tailor and a weaver in Newton, Mass. living in the home his grandfather, Thomas Greenwood built.
• Military: say 1750; He was a Lieutenant in the Army.
• Offices Held: 1760, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; 1760 - Selectman
• Married: 1769, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; (2) Prudence Hyde, the daughter of William and Deliverance Hyde. She was born on 27 June 1715 in Newton, Massachusetts. Prudence, married (1) Job Hyde. Prudence and Josiah's marriage intentions were filed 10 September 1769. She died on Friday 13 March 1795 in Newton, Massachusetts.

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When Christ who is our life shall appear, then shall we also appear with him in glory.

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• Last Full Review: 10 Aug 2020

Hannah married John Harbach on 4 Dec 1753 in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. John was born on 4 Feb 1725 in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 1 May 1801 in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: say 1750; Lydia King.

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• Married: say 1752; Jerusha Eaton.

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• Residence: Abt 1778, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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Birth:
She was a twin.

Sarah married Daniel Roper on 18 Mar 1756 in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Daniel (son of Ephraim Roper and Sybilla Moore) was born on 2 Oct 1730 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 27 Feb 1821 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
She was a twin.

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• Married: 25 Nov 1756, Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Capt. Jonathan Carriel, the son of Samuel and Rebecca Carriel. He was born on 28 May 1734 in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was a farmer in Sutton.

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• Married: 5 May 1763, Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Col. Bartholomew Woodbury, the son of Benjamin and Ruth (Conant) Woodbury. He was born on 10 November 1740 in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Bartholomew was a colonel in the militia. He died on Wednesday 7 July 1819 in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sarah Woodbury (1764-1840) 2. Lot Woodbury (1767-1803)
• Moved To: 1770, Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine; They then returned to Sutton a few years later.