Born in Marlborougb in 1748, he married Molly Adams 26 Feb 1770. They had 8 children. She was born in Acton 17 Jul 1751, daughter of John and Mercy (Hunt) Adams. He was deacon of the First Church in Marlborough for nearly 30 years, and a well to do farmer. He died 17 Jan 1827.[1]
Sources
↑ Daniel Wait Howe, Howe Genealogies, Vol. 1, John of Sudbury and Marlborough, NEHGS; Boston;1929;), p116
Hudson, Charles, History of the Town of Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, from the First Settlement in 1657 to 1861; with a Brief Sketch of the Town of Northborough, a Genealogy of the Families in Marlborough to 1800, (Boston: Press of T. R. Marvin & Son, 42 Congress Street., 1862)(Free e-book. Available at Google Books)
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