There were two women named Experience Aldrich (alt Aldridge) during this period who are frequently confused.
1) Experience Aldrich of Braintree the daughter of Geoge Aldrich died young and never married. George's daughter Experience Aldrich was born on 4 Sep 1641 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA and died in Braintree, Norfolk, MA, on 2 Dec 1641.[2][3] She died young and is not mentioned in her father's will.[4][1]
2) Experience Aldrich of Weymouth married Thomas Bolter (of Weymouth) as his first wife on 16 Oct 1660.[5] Her parents are unknown and there is no known relationship between her and the George Aldrich family of Braintree. Birth date is estimated based on marriage date.
Sources
1 Marcus M Aldrich paper presented to the Mendon Historical Society on 8 October 1908. link
2 Frank J. Doherty, The American Genealogist: Vol2 Chapter 12 p 112: Doherty, The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York: An Historical and Genealogical Study of All the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent, ten volumes. 1990–2003]: The Aldrich Family. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2016), (Orig. Pub. by Frank J. Doherty, Pleasant Valley, NY. Frank J). Subscription Required.
3 Franklin Rudolph Adldridge. Aldridge Records: Vol 2. p 13 (Nashville Tennessee. 1975). He cites the Genealogical Register by John Farmer. Repository at Ancestry.com
4 PROBATE: Suffolk County, MA Probate Records, FHLC film #584128 Vol. 6, page 868 (original page 531)
5 Clarence Almon Torrey. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. p 81 Bolter (Genealogical Publishing Com, Maryland.1985) Google Books.
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She died when she was an infant and never married Thomas Bolter. Please see her father's biography for references. Can we please remove the spouse and children?
Aldridge-68 and Aldridge-19 appear to represent the same person because: same/similar dates, same husband name, lack of sources leads one to believe they are the same