Roger Williams
#1701, Deceased, (1603 - 1683)
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Roger Williams(1603-1683)
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9th great grandfather
He was an English theologian, a notable proponent of the separation of church and state, an advocate for fair dealings with Native Americans, founder of the city of Providence, Rhode Island and co-founder of the colony of Rhode Island. He is the originator of either the first or second Baptist church established in America.
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Roger Williams had person sources.
1603
Birth
He was born on 21 Dec 1603 in London, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
G.
162925
He and
Mary Barnard were married on 15 Dec 1629 at High Laver Church
G in High Laver, Essex, England
G.
163329
163531
163834
His son
Providence Williams was born on 16 Sep 1638 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
G.
164036
His daughter
Mercy Williams was born on 15 Jul 1640 in Providence, Rhode Island, British America
G.
1641/4238
His son
Daniel Williams was born in Feb 1641/42 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
G.
164339
1676~73
1681~78
1683~80
Burial
He was buried in 1683 in the Prospect Terrace Park
G in Rhode Island, British America
G.
168379
Death
He died on 1 Apr 1683 at age 79 in Providence, Rhode Island, British America
G.
Biography
A religious leader; born in London, England. By 1629 he had become a Church of England minister but his sympathy for the Puritans led him to emigrate to Massachusetts in 1630. His unorthodox views on religious toleration and on the rights of Indians brought about his banishment by the Massachusetts General Court in 1635. With a few followers, he founded Providence, the first Rhode Island settlement, in 1636. In 1639, he became a Seeker - one who had no specific creed, but adhered to the basic beliefs of Christianity. As the first president of Rhode Island (1654--57), he welcomed religious groups - Jews and Quakers - that were persecuted in Massachusetts. Although he remained a firm friend to the Narragansett Indians, he served as a captain in King Philip's War. His numerous writings on religious matters, and the political structure he gave Rhode Island show that he was far ahead of his time in his views on tolerance and liberty
Mary Barnard
#1702, Deceased, ( - 1676)
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Mary Barnard had person sources.
1629
Age 25
Birth on 21 Dec 1603 | London, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
GDeath: on 1 Apr 1683 | Providence, Rhode Island, British America
GRoger Williams and she were married on 15 Dec 1629 at High Laver Church
G in High Laver, Essex, England
G.
1633
1635
1638
Her son
Providence Williams was born on 16 Sep 1638 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
G.
1640
Her daughter
Mercy Williams was born on 15 Jul 1640 in Providence, Rhode Island, British America
G.
1641/42
Her son
Daniel Williams was born in Feb 1641/42 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
G.
1643
1676
1683
Her husband
Roger Williams died on 1 Apr 1683 in Providence, Rhode Island, British America
G.
Mercy Williams
#1703, Deceased, (1640 - 1705)
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Mercy Williams had person sources.
1640
Birth
She was born on 15 Jul 1640 in Providence, Rhode Island, British America
G.
165817
Age 19
Birth on 8 Jul 1638 | Salem, Massachusetts Bay, British America
GDeath: on 17 Aug 1670 | Newport, Rhode Island, British America
GResolved Waterman and she were married on 2 Jan 1658 in Providence, Rhode Island, British America
G.
1662~22
Her daughter
Wait Waterman was born in 1662 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
G.
1663~23
Her son
Richard Waterman was born in 1663 in Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
G.
1663~23
Her daughter
Mercy Waterman was born in 1663 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
G.
1666~26
Her son
John Waterman was born in 1666 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
G.
1667~27
167030
Her husband
Resolved Waterman died on 17 Aug 1670 in Newport, Rhode Island, British America
G.
167635
Age 31
Birth on 16 Nov 1644 | Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
GDeath: on 19 Sep 1705 | Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
G1676~36
167737
1680~40
168241
168342
Her father
Roger Williams died on 1 Apr 1683 in Providence, Rhode Island, British America
G.
170565
Death
She died on 19 Sep 1705 at age 65 in Providence, Rhode Island, British America
G.
170565
Her husband
Reverend Samuel Winsor died on 19 Sep 1705 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
G.
Citations
- [S80] page 54
- [S80] page 82
- [S81] Donald Lines Jacobus and Edgar Francis Waterman The Waterman Family, Descendants of Richard Waterman, Volume III, (Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut Historical Society, 1954). Hereinafter cited as The Waterman Family.
Reverend Samuel Winsor
#1704, Deceased, (1644 - 1705)
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Reverend Samuel Winsor had person sources.
1644
Birth
He was born on 16 Nov 1644 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
G.
165510
167631
Age 35
Birth on 15 Jul 1640 | Providence, Rhode Island, British America
GDeath: on 19 Sep 1705 | Providence, Rhode Island, British America
GHe and
Mercy Williams were married on 2 Jan 1676 in Providence, Rhode Island, British America
G.
167733
167934
His father
Joshua Winsor died in Feb 1679 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
G.
1680~36
168237
170560
Death
He died on 19 Sep 1705 at age 60 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
G.
170560
His wife
Mercy Williams died on 19 Sep 1705 in Providence, Rhode Island, British America
G.
Biography
Upon the death of Resolved Waterman, Mercy Williams married Samuel. He was Elder of the First Baptist Church in Providence. He was the only son of Joshua Winsor. Mercy, his wife, died as did Samuel in 1705. As Mercy was supposed to have spent her last days with her daughter Wait Rhodes of Warwick, it is believed that she was buried in a Rhodes cemetery, but is not exactly known.
Citations
- [S80] page 82
- [S81] Donald Lines Jacobus and Edgar Francis Waterman The Waterman Family, Descendants of Richard Waterman, Volume III, (Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut Historical Society, 1954). Hereinafter cited as The Waterman Family.
Mary Williams
#1705, Deceased, (1633 - 1681)
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Mary Williams had person sources.
1633
Birth
She was born in Aug 1633.
1650~17
Age ~17
Birth in 1633
Death: in 1681
1676~43
1681~48
Death
She died in 1681 at age ~48.
1681~48
Burial
She was buried in 1681 in the Farm of P Easton, Paradise Road
G, in Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
G.
1681~48
1683
Her father
Roger Williams died on 1 Apr 1683 in Providence, Rhode Island, British America
G.
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- [S80] page 1
Freeborn Williams
#1706, Deceased, (1635 - 1710)
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Freeborn Williams had person sources.
1635
Birth
She was born in Oct 1635.
165822
Age 20
Birth on 3 Jun 1638 | Newport, Colony of Rhode Island, British America
GDeath: on 16 Aug 1670 | Providence, Rhode Island Colony, British America
GThomas Hart and she were married on 3 Jun 1658 in Providence, Rhode Island Colony, British America
G.
167034
Her husband
Thomas Hart died on 16 Aug 1670 in Providence, Rhode Island Colony, British America
G.
1676~41
1683/8448
168347
Her father
Roger Williams died on 1 Apr 1683 in Providence, Rhode Island, British America
G.
171074
Death
She died on 10 Jan 1710 at age 74.
171074
Burial
She was buried in Jan 1710 in the Clifton Cemetery
G in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States
G.
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- [S80] page 45
Providence Williams
#1707, Deceased, (1638 - 1686)
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Providence Williams had person sources.
1638
Birth
He was born on 16 Sep 1638 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
G.
Occupation
He was merchant in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States
G.
Note
Providence never married.
1676~38
168344
His father
Roger Williams died on 1 Apr 1683 in Providence, Rhode Island, British America
G.
168647
Death
He died in Mar 1686 at age 47 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States
G.
168647
Burial
He was buried in Mar 1686 in the Williams Family Cemetery
G in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
G.
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Providence Williams was the first white child born in what is now Providence, Rhode Island. He was named "Providence" because of God's goodness to his father, Roger. He lived in Newport, was a merchant, carrying on a trade between Newport and Providence, owning boats on the river. It is said that at the time of the King Philip's War, he came to Providence and took his mother and her children and other families to Newport for safety, while his father stayed in Providece and "went not away". He died unmarried in 1686 at the age of 48.
Citations
- [S81] Donald Lines Jacobus and Edgar Francis Waterman The Waterman Family, Descendants of Richard Waterman, Volume III, (Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut Historical Society, 1954). Hereinafter cited as The Waterman Family.
- [S828] FindAGrave.com, online website (www.findagrave.com : viewed online 2024), Memorial ID 17477451 for Providence Williams. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave, database and images.

Daniel Williams
#1708, Deceased, (1641/42 - 1712)
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Daniel Williams had person sources.
1641/42
Birth
He was born in Feb 1641/42 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
G.
1676~34
167634
168341
His father
Roger Williams died on 1 Apr 1683 in Providence, Rhode Island, British America
G.
1683~41
His daughter
Mary Williams was born in 1683 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
G.
171270
Death
He died on 14 May 1712 at age 70 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
G.
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- [S80] page 111
Joseph Williams
#1709, Deceased, (1643 - 1724)
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Joseph Williams had person sources.
1643
Birth
He was born on 12 Dec 1643.
166926
Age ~24
Birth in 1645
Death: on 9 Sep 1724 | Rhode Island, United States
GHe and
Lydia Olney were married on 17 Dec 1669 in Rhode Island, United States
G.
1676~33
168339
His father
Roger Williams died on 1 Apr 1683 in Providence, Rhode Island, British America
G.
172480
Death
He died on 17 Aug 1724 at age 80.
1724
His wife
Lydia Olney died on 9 Sep 1724 in Rhode Island, United States
G.
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- [S80] page 148
John Sayles
#1710, Deceased, (1633 - 1681)
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John Sayles had person sources.
1633
Birth
He was born in 1633.
1650~17
Age ~17
Birth in Aug 1633
Death: in 1681
1681~48
Death
He died in 1681 at age ~48.
1681~48
Burial
He was buried in 1681 in the Farm of P Easton, Paradise Road
G, in Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
G.
1681~48
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- [S80] page 1
Thomas Hart
#1711, Deceased, (1638 - 1670)
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Thomas Hart had person sources.
1638
Birth
He was born on 3 Jun 1638 in Newport, Colony of Rhode Island, British America
G.
165820
Age 22
Birth in Oct 1635
Death: on 10 Jan 1710
He and
Freeborn Williams were married on 3 Jun 1658 in Providence, Rhode Island Colony, British America
G.
167032
Death
He died on 16 Aug 1670 at age 32 in Providence, Rhode Island Colony, British America
G.
1710
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- [S80] page 45
Walter Clarke
#1712, Deceased
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Walter Clarke had person sources.
1683/84
Age 48
Birth in Oct 1635
Death: on 10 Jan 1710
Burial
He was buried in the Clifton Cemetery
G in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States
G.
1710
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- [S80] page 45
Resolved Waterman
#1713, Deceased, (1638 - 1670)
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Resolved Waterman had person sources.
1638
Birth
He was born on 8 Jul 1638 in Salem, Massachusetts Bay, British America
G.
165819
Age 17
Birth on 15 Jul 1640 | Providence, Rhode Island, British America
GDeath: on 19 Sep 1705 | Providence, Rhode Island, British America
GHe and
Mercy Williams were married on 2 Jan 1658 in Providence, Rhode Island, British America
G.
1662~24
His daughter
Wait Waterman was born in 1662 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
G.
1663~25
His son
Richard Waterman was born in 1663 in Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
G.
1663~25
His daughter
Mercy Waterman was born in 1663 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
G.
1666~28
His son
John Waterman was born in 1666 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
G.
1667~29
167032
Death
He died on 17 Aug 1670 at age 32 in Newport, Rhode Island, British America
G.
1673
His father
Richard Waterman died on 26 Oct 1673 in Providence, Rhode Island, British America
G.
1680
His mother
Bethiah Waite died on 3 Dec 1680 in Providence, Rhode Island, British America
G.
1705
His wife
Mercy Williams died on 19 Sep 1705 in Providence, Rhode Island, British America
G.
Citations
- [S80] page 54
- [S81] Donald Lines Jacobus and Edgar Francis Waterman The Waterman Family, Descendants of Richard Waterman, Volume III, (Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut Historical Society, 1954). Hereinafter cited as The Waterman Family.
Richard Waterman
#1714, Deceased, (1663 - 1748)
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Richard Waterman had person sources.
1663
Birth
He was born in 1663 in Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
G.
1670~7
His father
Resolved Waterman died on 17 Aug 1670 in Newport, Rhode Island, British America
G.
1705~42
His mother
Mercy Williams died on 19 Sep 1705 in Providence, Rhode Island, British America
G.
1748~85
Death
He died on 28 Sep 1748 at age ~85 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
G.
Citations
- [S80] page 54
John Waterman
#1715, Deceased, (1666 - 1728)
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John Waterman had person sources.
1666
Birth
He was born in 1666 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
G.
1670~4
His father
Resolved Waterman died on 17 Aug 1670 in Newport, Rhode Island, British America
G.
1691~25
Age ~23
Birth on 13 Jan 1668 | Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
GDeath: on 26 Oct 1745 | Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
GHe and
Anne Olney were married in 1691 in Rhode Island, United States
G.
1698~32
1705~39
His mother
Mercy Williams died on 19 Sep 1705 in Providence, Rhode Island, British America
G.
1728~62
Death
He died on 26 Aug 1728 at age ~62 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
G.
1728~62
1745
His wife
Anne Olney died on 26 Oct 1745 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
G.
Citations
- [S80] page 54
- [S828] FindAGrave.com, online website (www.findagrave.com : viewed online 2024), Memorial ID 26535931 for John Waterman. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave, database and images.

Ensign Resolved Waterman
#1716, Deceased, (1667 - 1719)
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Ensign Resolved Waterman had person sources.
1667
Birth
He was born in 1667 in Providence, Rhode Island, British America
G.
1670~3
His father
Resolved Waterman died on 17 Aug 1670 in Newport, Rhode Island, British America
G.
1694~27
Age ~21
Birth on 22 Nov 1673 | Providence, Rhode Island Colony, British America
GDeath: abt 1713 | Providence, Rhode Island Colony, British America
GHe and
Anne Harris were married in 1694 in Providence, Rhode Island, British America
G.
Birth in 1673
Death: in 1750
1705~38
His mother
Mercy Williams died on 19 Sep 1705 in Providence, Rhode Island, British America
G.
1713~46
His wife
Anne Harris died abt 1713 in Providence, Rhode Island Colony, British America
G.
1719~52
Death
He died on 13 Jan 1719 at age ~52 in Greenville, Rhode Island, British America
G.
1750
Citations
- [S80] page 60
- [S81] Donald Lines Jacobus and Edgar Francis Waterman The Waterman Family, Descendants of Richard Waterman, Volume III, (Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut Historical Society, 1954). Hereinafter cited as The Waterman Family.
Wait Waterman
#1717, Deceased, (1662 - 1711)
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Wait Waterman had person sources.
1662
Birth
She was born in 1662 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
G.
1670~8
Her father
Resolved Waterman died on 17 Aug 1670 in Newport, Rhode Island, British America
G.
1685/86~24
Age ~28
Birth in 1658
Death: on 14 Aug 1716
1705~43
Her mother
Mercy Williams died on 19 Sep 1705 in Providence, Rhode Island, British America
G.
1711~49
Death
She died in 1711 at age ~49.
1716
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- [S80] page 68
Anne Waterman
#1718, Deceased
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Anne Waterman had person sources.
Birth in 1663 | Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
GDeath: on 28 Sep 1748 | Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
G
1748
Her husband
Richard Waterman died on 28 Sep 1748 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
G.
Citations
- [S80] page 54
Anne Olney
#1719, Deceased, (1668 - 1745)
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Anne Olney had person sources.
1668
Birth
She was born on 13 Jan 1668 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
G.
1691~23
Age ~25
Birth in 1666 | Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
GDeath: on 26 Aug 1728 | Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
GJohn Waterman and she were married in 1691 in Rhode Island, United States
G.
169830
172860
Her husband
John Waterman died on 26 Aug 1728 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
G.
174577
Death
She died on 26 Oct 1745 at age 77 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
G.
174577
Citations
- [S80] page 54
- [S828] FindAGrave.com, online website (www.findagrave.com : viewed online 2024), Memorial ID 26474490 for Anne (nee Olney) Waterman. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave, database and images.

Anne Harris
#1720, Deceased, (1673 - Abt 1713)
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Anne Harris had person sources.
1673
Birth
She was born on 22 Nov 1673 in Providence, Rhode Island Colony, British America
G.
1694~21
Age ~27
Birth in 1667 | Providence, Rhode Island, British America
GDeath: on 13 Jan 1719 | Greenville, Rhode Island, British America
G1713~40
Death
She died abt 1713 at age ~40 in Providence, Rhode Island Colony, British America
G.
1719
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- [S80] page 60
Mercy (Unknown Surname)
#1721, Deceased, (1673 - 1750)
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Mercy (Unknown Surname) had person sources.
1673
Birth
She was born in 1673.
Birth in 1667 | Providence, Rhode Island, British America
GDeath: on 13 Jan 1719 | Greenville, Rhode Island, British America
G1719~46
1750~77
Death
She died in 1750 at age ~77.
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- [S80] page 60
John Rhodes
#1722, Deceased, (1658 - 1716)
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John Rhodes had person sources.
1658
Birth
He was born in 1658.
1685/86~28
Age ~24
Birth in 1662 | Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
GDeath: in 1711
1711~53
1716~58
Death
He died on 14 Aug 1716 at age ~58.
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- [S80] page 68
Reverend Joshua Winsor
#1723, Deceased, (1682 - 1752)
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Reverend Joshua Winsor had person sources.
1682
Birth
He was born on 25 Mar 1682.
170523
His father
Reverend Samuel Winsor died on 19 Sep 1705 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
G.
170523
His mother
Mercy Williams died on 19 Sep 1705 in Providence, Rhode Island, British America
G.
170624
Age 18
Birth on 13 Mar 1687/88
Death: on 30 Dec 1718
171836
171937
Age 40
Birth on 6 Apr 1679 | Providence, Rhode Island Colony, British America
GDeath: on 24 Jul 1780 | Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
GHe and
Deborah Harding were married on 3 Dec 1719 in Providence, Providence County, Province of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, (Present USA)
G.
175270
Death
He died on 10 Oct 1752 at age 70.
1780
His wife
Deborah Harding died on 24 Jul 1780 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
G.
Citations
- [S80] page 105
- [S81] Donald Lines Jacobus and Edgar Francis Waterman The Waterman Family, Descendants of Richard Waterman, Volume III, (Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut Historical Society, 1954). Hereinafter cited as The Waterman Family.
Mary Barker
#1724, Deceased, (1687/88 - 1718)
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Mary Barker had person sources.
1687/88
Birth
She was born on 13 Mar 1687/88.
170618
Age 24
Birth on 25 Mar 1682
Death: on 10 Oct 1752
171830
Death
She died on 30 Dec 1718 at age 30.
1752
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- [S80] page 105
Deborah Harding
#1725, Deceased, (1679 - 1780)
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Deborah Harding had person sources.
1679
Birth
She was born on 6 Apr 1679 in Providence, Rhode Island Colony, British America
G.
171940
Age 37
Birth on 25 Mar 1682
Death: on 10 Oct 1752
Reverend Joshua Winsor and she were married on 3 Dec 1719 in Providence, Providence County, Province of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, (Present USA)
G.
175273
1780101
Death
She died on 24 Jul 1780 at age 101 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
G.
Citations
- [S80] page 105