| 101. |
Deacon JOSEPH FREEMAN (Hannah Brewster, Daniel, Benjamin,
Jonathan, William), married first, November 22, 1732, November 22,
1732, MEHITABLE, daughter of James TYLER, who died July 25, 1743; married
second, March 8, 1744, ANNA ROCKWELL, who died January 12, 1752; married
third, May 10, 1757, MARY STORY. He died at Preston, Conn., March 19, 1780.
Joseph Freeman was ensign of a Train Band of the 1st Co.,
May, 1733, and of the 4th Co., 1752. He was one of the committee to rectify
the dividing line between Norwich and Preston, Conn. in 1740.
Children:
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i. |
DANIEL, b. Sept. 23, 1733. |
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ii.
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MARY, b. Aug. 10, 1735. |
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iii.
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MEHITABLE, b. Dec. 11, 1737. |
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iv.
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HANNAH, b. Dec. 11, 1737. |
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v.
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AMI, twin of Hannah; d. Jan. 19, 1789. |
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vi.
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ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 29, 1742 |
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231.
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vii.
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JOSEPH, b. Dec. 15, 1744. |
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232.
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viii.
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PHINEAS, b. Jan. 7, 1748. |
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ix,
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EBENEZER, b. May 13, 1749. |
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x.
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SETH, b. March 19, 1758. |
Ref. auth.-- Family papers. |
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HANNAH FREEMAN (Hannah Brewster, Daniel, Benjamin,
Jonathan, William), married November 6-7, 1738, as third wife, Captain
WILLIAM WITTER, son of Ebenezer and Dorothy (Morgan) Witter of Preston,
Conn., born there, May, 1707, and died there, September, 1798. She died
at Preston, April 19, 1759.
They lived at Preston. William Witter was a justice of
the peace for New London County.
Children, recorded at Preston and Norwich:
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i. |
MARY, b. May 12, 1740; m. ------ Spaulding. |
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ii.
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JOSHUA, or JOSIAH, b. Feb. 19, 1741 (?); m. 1763 Mary Parish. |
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iii.
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WILLIAM, b. Jan. 31, 1744; d. Jan. 20, 1759. |
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iv.
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ZERVIAH, b. March 19, 1746; d. May 15, 1750-1 |
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v.
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DANIEL, b. May 9, 1748; m. July 16, 1769, Olive Tracy. |
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vi.
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HANNAH, b. May 15, 1750; d. May 29, 1823; m. Nov. 23, 1769, Jonathan
Smith or Swift. |
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233.
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vii.
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FREDERICK, b. Aug. 13, 1752. |
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viii.
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ELISHA, b. Apr. 27, 1755; d. Feb. 2, 1789; m. Dec. 9, 1779, Katherine
Avery. |
Ref. auth-- Preston T. rec.; family papers. |
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DANIEL BREWSTER (John, Daniel, Benjamin, Jonathan,
William), married first, May 31, 1753, PHEBE WILLIAMS of Groton, Conn.,
who died September 13, 1758; married second, October 4, 1764, ELIZABETH,
daughter of Asa and Marvin (Holmes) SWAN of Stonington, Conn., born there,
December 8, 1741; died at Salisbury, Conn., August 4, 1817. He died at
Salisbury, March 31, 1814.
Daniel Brewster removed from Norwich, Conn., to Salisbury,
whre, in 1778, he purchased a farm from Governor Chittenden of Connecticut,
which comprised five hundred acres of land with a two-story brick house,
the bricks in the building having been imported from England. The accompanying
illustration
shows the house as it was orignally built, except the wooden extension
at the rear, which was added some years later. The house is still standing
and in good condition.
Children, recorded at Preston, Conn.:
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First wife: |
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i.
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HANNAH, b. Aug. 3, 1754. |
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ii.
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JOHN, b. Aug. 5, 1756; d. Oct. 5, 1763. |
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iii.
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ASAPH, b. Sept. 11, 1758; d. May 28, 1769. |
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Second wife: |
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234.
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iv.
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JOHN, b. Apr. 10, 1767. |
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235.
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v.
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JABEZ, b. Apr. 7, 1769. |
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236.
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vi.
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MARVIL (Marvin in Preston rec.), b. Jan. 31, 1771. |
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vii.
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PHEBE, b. March 23, 1773; m. Wilkinson Gardner. s. p. |
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viii.
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ASA SWAN, b. Nov. 6, 1775; d. 1840; unm. |
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237.
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ix.
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ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 18, 1777. |
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238.
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x.
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DANIEL, b. March 16, 1780. |
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xi.
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LYMAN D., b. May 22, 1782; d. at Hennepin, Ill., 1835; unm. |
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xii.
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OTIS, b. Aug. 20, 1785; d. July 13, 1787. |
Ref. auth.-- Preston T. Rec., ii. 87, 131; Norwich T. Rec., ii.
208; family papers. |
| 104. |
SARAH BREWSTER (John, Daniel, Benjamin, Jonathan, William),
married November 9, 1752, MOSES PARK, son of Robert Park, born at Norwich,
Conn., in 1733.
Moses Park was a lieutenant in the French War, and was
with General Wolfe at the storming of Quebec.
Children, i-ii recorded at Preston, Conn. (there
were seven chn.; * order uncertain of the five
following):
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i. |
DOROTHY, b. Sept. 26, 1753; m. Jabez Brewster (Joseph, Jonathan, Benj.
above). See his rec. |
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ii.
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SILVE, b. July 12, 1755; prob. m. Daniel Avery. |
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239.
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iii.
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ESTHER. |
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iv.
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SARAH, prob. m. Caleb Woodward of Preston, who had two sons. |
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240.
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v.
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PARTHENIA, b. Sept., 1765. |
Ref. auth.-- Preston T. Rec., ii. 52; family papers.
*Content Park, b. abt. Jan. 16, 1761;
d. May 27, 1845; m. Jan. 17, 1782, Benajah Bill (he d. May 22, 1842), may
have been a daughter of Sarah Brewster.
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| 105. |
EUNICE BREWSTER (John, Daniel, Benjamin, Jonathan,
William), married November 8, 1770, as second wife, OLIVER CRARY, Esquire,
son of Robert ad Elizabeth crary of Voluntown, Conn., born there, in 1731-32;
died at Preston, Conn., August 20, 1806.
They lived at Preston.
Children, i born at Westerly, R. I., iii-v
Preston:
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i. |
OLIVER, b. July 29, 1771; d. at Nansemond (?), Va., Oct. 28, 1818;
m. Feb. 24, 1802, Desire ayer, b. June 21, 1769; d. Dec. 9, 1852. Res.
Preston and Groton, Conn. A farmer and engaged in the cheese trade. Chn.,
b. at Preston:
| 1. |
Eunice Brewster Crary, b. March 9, 1803; m. at Preston, March 16, 1824,
Calvin B. Cook. |
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2.
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Oliver Austin Crary, b. May 19. 1804; m. at Preston, Nov. 6, 1828,
Mary S. ames. Was a prominent businessman in Chicago, Ill. Had issue. |
| 3. |
Nathan Ayer Crary, b. June 9, 1806; m. at Preston, Feb. 28, 1828, Sally
F. Ames. |
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4.
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Horatio Granger Crary, b. May 4, 1813. |
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241.
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ii.
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ELISHA, b. Aug. 22, 1773. |
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242.
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iii.
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SARAH, b. June 13, 1777. |
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243.
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iv.
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DOROTHY, b. Aug. 4, 1779. |
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v.
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NANCY, b. Sept. 22, 1782; d. at Preston, May 12, 1861; m. there, June
8, 1829, Robert Stanton Avery, whose 1st wife was her sister Sarah. s.
p. |
Ref. auth.-- Family papers |
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EPHRAIM BREWSTER (Jonathan, Daniel, Benjamin, Jonathan,
William), married MARGERY, daughter of Elder Paul Parks of Preston,
Conn. She died in February, 1841, aged 88 years and 2 months. He died at
Woodstock, Vt., May 10, 1810, aged 79 years. {transcribers
note: tombstone shows May 16, 1810; both are buried in the Smith
Cemetery; also see death notices for Ephraim
and Margery}
In 1775 Ephraim Brewster removed from Preston, Conn.,
to Woodstock, Vt., he being the first settler of District No. 14 of Woodstock,
and in 1776 he moved his wife and two children there. He was a successful
farmer and prominent in public affairs of Woodstock, ready to assist in
every improvement. "He served in the last French and Indian War." His wife
lived to see the fifth generation of her descendants.
Children (order uncertain):
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i. |
SETH, m. Nov. 14, 1799,
Dolly Green of Woodstock. |
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ii.
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MARGERY, m. Feb. 25,
1802, Benjamin Stiles of Woodstock. |
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iii.
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DR. EPHRAIM, m. Sept. 11, 1811, as her 2d husband, Augusta, dau. of
Col. Ebenezer Crafts and sister of Governor Crafts, she b. at Sturbridge,
Mass., June 27, 1773; d. at Craftsbury, Vt., Dec. 18, 1861. He studied
medicine; was appointed an army surgeon at opening of War of 1812, and
during the first year was drowned
in Lake Champlain. Ch.:
| 1. |
Dr. Ephraim Brewster, b. Oct. 10, 1812; d. at Craftsbury, Sept., 1870;
m. Dec. 5, 1839, Eliza
Bagley of St. Johnsbury, Vt., who d. Sept. 3, 1869. A physician at Craftsbury.
Ch.:
| (1) |
Ephraim Henry Brewster, b. Nov. 10, 1842; enl. in Civil War, Co. I,
1st Vt. Cav.; d. at Annapolis, Md., Dec. 5, 1864. |
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iv.
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POLLY, m. Seth Sterlin of Woodstock.
{see The Sterling
Genealogy for descendants; also see Polly
& Seths tombstones} |
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v.
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PAUL, m. Rachel Stiles. He served in War of 1812. {Rachel
is buried in the Smith Cemetery} |
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vi.
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SALLY, m. William Bramble. {Sally m. as her 2nd
husband, Lemuel Hagar on 6
May 1816. Sally is buried in the Smith
Cemetery} |
Ref. auth.-- Hist. Woodstock,
108;
Crafts
Gen., 189. |
| 107. |
Deacon JONATHAN BREWSTER (Jonathan, Daniel, Benjamin,
Jonathan, William), married at Preston, Conn., August 28, 1755 (P.
T. Rec.), August 26, 1754 (family rec.), ZIPPORAH, daughter
of Ephraim and Hannah (Witter) SMITH of Stonington, Conn., born at Preston,
July 10, 1735; died at Worthington, Mass., January 19, 1794. He died at
Worthington, April 13, 1800.
Jonathan Brewster removed from Preston, Conn., to Worthington,
Mass., in 1777. He was selectman of Worthington 1778-81, '84-92, '94-97;
representative to the General Court 1778-79, '82, '84-87, '93-95, and he
was deacon of the Congregational Church of Worthington.
Children, i-viii recorded at Preston:
| 244. |
i. |
ELISHA, b. Feb. 25, 1755. |
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ii.
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ESTHER, b. June 8, 1757; d. July 13, 1838; m. dec. 7, 1777, Hon. and
Dr. Ezra Starkwether of Worthington, b. at Stonington, Dec. 15, 1754; d.
July 27, 1834. |
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245.
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iii.
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JONATHAN, b. Nov. 14, 1759. |
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iv. |
ZIPPORAH, b. Nov. 15, 1761; d. Aug. 17, 1840; m. Maj. Joseph Marsh,
who d. March 16, 1838, aged 79 yrs. |
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v.
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SARAH, b. March 20, 1764; d. March 13, 1766. |
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246.
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vi.
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JONAH, b. March 9, 1766. |
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247.
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vii.
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MOSES, b. Sept. 8, 1769. |
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viii.
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LYDIA, b. Aug. 24, 1772; d. Sept. 27, 1777. |
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ix.
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HANNAH, d. Sept. 14, 1777, aged 2 yrs. |
Ref. auth.-- Preston T. Rec., ii. 73, 167; g. s. ins. at W.;
Rice's Hist. Worthington; family papers. |
| 108. |
BENJAMIN BREWSTER (Ebenezer, Daniel, Benjamin, Jonathan,
William), married May 24, 1759, ELIZABETH WITTER. "Mr. Benjamin died
April 18, 1786."
Children, recorded at Preston, Conn.:
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i.. |
SUSANNA, b. Feb. 25, 1760. |
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ii.
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EBENEZER, B.Aug.. 17, 1762. |
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iii.
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WALTER, b. June 29, 1764. |
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iv.
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ELIZABETH, b. June 19, 1766; d. Jan. 17, 1769. |
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v.
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JACOB, b. Nov. 1, 1768; m. Sept. 7, 1788, Esther Douglas. Chn.,
rec. at Preston:
| 1. |
Sidney Brewster, b. Feb. 15, 1789. |
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2.
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Patty Brewster, b. Feb. 21, 1791. |
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vi.
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MARY, b. Feb. 20, 1771; d. July 16, 1773. |
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vii.
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BETHIAH, b. Jan. 12, 1773. (d.
Dec. 9, 1791 Hanover, Grafton Co., NH. See tombstone
transcription; death notices) |
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viii.
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ABEL, b. Feb. 6, 1775. |
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ix.
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BENJAMIN, b. March 7, 1777. |
|
x.
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ELIZABETH, b. Apr. 5, 1779. |
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xi.
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JABEZ AVERY, b. Dec. 23, 1780. |
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xii.
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MARY, b. June 23, 1783. |
Ref. auth.-- Preston T. Rec., ii. 88-9, 256. |
