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The Ancestors of Charles William Cole
Charles William Cole, my great grandfather, was born into a New England family with roots extending back to Plymouth Colony. Four of his great grandfathers were soldiers in the Revolutionary War.
He was born on September 6, 1845 in Valley Falls, Rhode Island to Joseph Cole and Eliza Smith Cole. These are his ancestors:
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Parents
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1822-1878
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MA
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1824-1847
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RI
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Harriet Roach - Stepmother
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1820-1884
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RI
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Grandparents
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Joseph Cole
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1787-1825
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MA
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Hannah Daggett
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1796-1871
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MA
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Hezekiah Smith
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1787-By 1842
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RI
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Adah Salisbury
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1793-1852
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RI
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Great Grandparents
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Jospeh Cole
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1750-1835
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MA
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Rachel Braley
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1760-1831
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MA
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Levi Daggett
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1761-1823
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MA
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Keziah Peck
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1764-1835
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MA
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Asa Smith
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1753-By 1830
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RI
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Anne
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1755-1842
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RI
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Richard Salisbury
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1765-1829
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RI
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Elizabeth Eaton
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1766-1845
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RI
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Great Great Grandparents
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William Cole
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1724-1793
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MA
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Molly Greenwood
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1729-1798
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MA
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John Braley
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1703-1788
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RI
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Joanna Alger
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1718-
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MA
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John Daggett
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1723-1789
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MA
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Penelope Wood
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1722-1800
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MA
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Comfort Peck
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1731-1814
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MA
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Kesiah Peck
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1740-1766
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MA
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Hezekiah Smith
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1706-1753
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RI
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Rachel Smith
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1700-1783
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RI
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3rd Great Grandparents
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Jospeh Cole
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1695-1724
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MA
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Rebecca Allin
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1701-1744
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RI
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Rev. John Greenwood
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1697-1766
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MA
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Lydia Holmes
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1696-
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MA
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Roger Braley
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1672-1725
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RI
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Alice Abbott
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RI
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John Alger
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1679-1750
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MA
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Joanna King
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1682-1750
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MA
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John Daggett
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1699-1738
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MA
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Hopestill Wood
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1699-1767
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MA
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John Wood
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1689-1775
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MA
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Charity Millard
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1693-1775
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MA
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Nathaniel Peck
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1699-1756
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MA
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Alice Fish
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1702-By 1756
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RI
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Solomon Peck
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1712-1776
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MA
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Keziah Barnes
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1718-1792
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MA
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Benjamin Smith
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1672-1751
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RI
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Mercy Angell
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1675-1721
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RI
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Edward Smith
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1680-1726
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RI
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Mercy Mowry
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1680-1741
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RI
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4th Great Grandparents
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William Cole
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1673-1745
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MA
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Mary
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1675-1716
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MA
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Thomas Allin
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1668-1719
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RI
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Anna Barnes
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1668-1758
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MA
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Rev. Thomas Greenwood
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1672-1720
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MA
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Elizabeth Wiswall
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1668-1735
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MA
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Nathaniel Holmes
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1664-1711
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MA
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Sarah Thaxter
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1671-171`4
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MA
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James Braley
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England
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Widow Russell
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Eng.
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John Alger
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1640-
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MA
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Hannah Baker
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1644-1681
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MA
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Philip King
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1645-1710
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MA
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Judith Whitman
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1643-1710
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MA
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Nathaniel Daggett
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1661-1708
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MA
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Rebecca Millard
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1661-1711
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MA
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John Wood
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1668-1727
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MA
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Bethiah Mason
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1665-1711
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MA
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Robert Millard
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1666-1709
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MA
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Charity Thurber
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1663-1741
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MA
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Nathaniel Peck
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1670-1751
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MA
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Christian Allen
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1674-1702
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MA
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Robert Fish
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1665-1730
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RI
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Mary Hall
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1668-1735
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RI
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Nathaniel Peck
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1670-1751
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MA
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Judith Smith (2nd wife)
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1678-1743
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MA
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Samuel Barnes
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1686-1775
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MA
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Jean
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1685-1718
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MA
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John Smith
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1639-1683
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RI
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Sarah Whipple
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1642-1687
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RI
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John Angell
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1646-1720
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RI
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Ruth Field
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RI
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Edward Smith
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1636-1693
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RI
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Amphillis Angell
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1641-1694
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RI
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Nathaniel Mowry
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1644-1718
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RI
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Joanna Inman
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1646-1717
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RI
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5th Great Grandparents
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William Allin
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1640-1685
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RI
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Elizabeth
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1642-1704
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RI
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Thomas Barnes
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1643-1706
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MA
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Prudence Albee
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1645-1694
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MA
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Thomas Greenwood
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1643-1693
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MA
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Hannah Ward
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1651-1687
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MA
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Noah Wiswall
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1638-1690
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MA
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Theodosia Jackson
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1645-1725
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MA
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Joseph Holmes
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1637-1713
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MA
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Elizabeth Clapp
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1638-1711
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MA
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John Thaxter
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1626-1687
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MA
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Elizabeth Jacob
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1632-1725
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MA
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Roger Braley
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England
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Hannah
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England
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Andrew Alger
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1610-1675
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Maine
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Agnes
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MA
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Alexander Baker
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1607-1685
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MA
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Elizabeth Farrar
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1612-
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MA
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John King
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1600-1669
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MA
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Mary Bucks
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1615-1647
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MA
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John Whitman
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1597-1692
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MA
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Ruth
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1605-1662
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MA
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John Doggett
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1624-1707
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MA
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Anne Sutton
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1630-1717
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MA
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John Millard
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1636-1684
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MA
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Elizabeth
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MA
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Thomas Wood
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1638-1704
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RI
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Rebecca
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RI
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Sampson Mason
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1625-1676
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MA
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Mary Butterworth
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1628-1714
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MA
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Robert Millard
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1632-1699
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MA
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Elizabeth Sabin
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1643-1718
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MA
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John Thurber
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1628-1706
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MA
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Priscilla
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MA
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Nathaniel Peck
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1641-1676
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MA
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Deliverance Bosworth
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1650-1675
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MA
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Daniel Allen
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MA
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Mary Dexter
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MA
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Thomas Fish
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1619-1687
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RI
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Mary Ayres
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1622-1699
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RI
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Zuriel Hall
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1647-1691
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RI
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Elizabeth Tripp
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1648-1701
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RI
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Daniel Smith
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1643-1692
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MA
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Esther Chickering
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1643-1687
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MA
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John Smith
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1595-1649
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RI
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Alice
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RI
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John Whipple
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1617-1685
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RI
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Sarah
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1624-1666
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RI
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Thomas Angell
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1618-1694
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RI
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Alice Ashton
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1617-1694
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RI
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John Field
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1616-1686
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RI
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Ruth Fairbanks
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RI
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Christopher Smith
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1593-1676
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RI
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Alice
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RI
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Roger Mowry
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1620-1666
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RI
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Mary Johnson
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1614-1679
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RI
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Edward Inman
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1620-1706
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RI
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Elizabeth Hopkins
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1619-1654
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RI
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6th Great Grandparents
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Thomas Barnes
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1602-1672
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MA
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Anna
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1618-1691
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MA
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Benjamin Albee
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1614-1675
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MA
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Hannah Miller
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1618-
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MA
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Thomas Greenwood
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MA
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Mercy Hurd
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MA
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John Ward
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1626-1708
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MA
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Hannah Jackson
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1634-1704
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MA
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Thomas Wiswall
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1601-1683
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MA
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Elizabeth Berbage
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1604-1657
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MA
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John Jackson
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1603-1675
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MA
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Margaret Taft
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1624-1684
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MA
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George Holmes
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1594-1645
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MA
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Deborah
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1595-1662
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MA
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Roger Clapp
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1609-1690
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MA
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Joanna Ford
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1617-1695
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MA
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Thomas Thaxter
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1600-1654
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MA
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Elizabeth
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1600-1660
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MA
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Nicholas Jacob
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1597-1657
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MA
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Mary Gilman
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1605-1681
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MA
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John Willoughby Braley
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England
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Cicely Fleming
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England
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Arthur Alger
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1588-1630
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Maine
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Agnes
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Maine
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Alexander Baker
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1575-
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England
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Alice Jerivss
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England
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Thomas Farrar
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1585-
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England
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Athelred
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1610
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England
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Abjiah Whitman
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1560-1626
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England
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Alice Eaton
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1580-1626
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England
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John Doggett
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1602-1673
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MA
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Alice Brotherton
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1603-1667
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MA
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John Sutton
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1593-1672
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MA
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Juliana Little
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1595-1678
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MA
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John Millard
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1608-1689
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MA
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Elizabeth
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1610-By 1652
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MA
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John Wood
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1614-1675
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MA
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Sarah Masterson
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1622-1701
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MA
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Robert Mason
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England
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Hannah
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England
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John Butterworth
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1588-1676
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MA
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Mary Lanbotham
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1608-
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MA
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William Sabin
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1615-1687
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MA
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Mary/Elizabeth Wright
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1618-1660
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MA
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James Thurber
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England
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England
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Joseph Peck
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1587-1663
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MA
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Hannah Cooper
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1597-1685
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MA
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Jonathan Bosworth
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1613-1688
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MA
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Elizabeth
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1614-1705
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MA
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John Allen
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1604-1690
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MA
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Christian
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1608-1689
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MA
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Thomas Dexter
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1624-1686
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MA
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Elizabeth Vincent
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1637-1686
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MA
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Robert Fyshe
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1593-1639
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England
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Alice Fyshe
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1597-1639
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England
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Henry Ayres
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RI
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Ann
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RI
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William Hall
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1613-1675
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RI
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Mary Thomas
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1625-1680
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RI
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John Tripp
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1610-1678
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RI
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Mary Paine
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1622-1683
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RI
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Henry Smith
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1588-1647
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MA
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Judith Cooper
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1608-1650
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MA
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Francis Chickering
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1597-1658
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MA
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Anne Fiske
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1610-1649
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MA
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James Angell
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England
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Ann Elliot
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England
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James Ashton
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1580-1651
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England
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Alice Honeychurch
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1582-1643
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England
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William Field
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1570-1623
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England
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Jane Sotwell
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England
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Thomas Smith
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England
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