Born in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Daughter of Richard English
and Mary (Hinksman) English
Sister of
John English, Hannah (English) Newcomb, Abigail (English) Newcomb, Sarah (English) Woodworth and Phebe (English) Porter
Wife of
Moses Dewey
— married
12 May 1744 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut
Descendants 
Mother of
Moses Dewey Jr., Asa Dewey, Hannah (Dewey) Woodworth, Anna (Dewey) Woodworth, Abner Dewey, Jonathan Dewey, Mary (Dewey) Wood and Abel Dewey
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Feb 2011
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Biography
Mary English was born on August 29, 1720 in Lebanon, Connecticut.[1] She was the daughter of Richard English and Mary Hinksman. She married Moses Dewey on May 12, 1744 in Lebanon.[2]
In the early 1760s, the family, along with Mary's siblings and their families, migrated to Cornwallis, Nova Scotia. Moses was granted 1000 acres of land on December 31, 1764.[3] Mary and Moses had 8 children - the first six were born in Connecticut, and the last two in Cornwallis.
Sources
- ↑ Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton, The History of Kings County, Nova Scotia, The Salem Press Company, 1910, pp 662 (Available at Archive.org and other online sources)
- ↑ ibid. Pg 629
- ↑ ibid. Pg 75
See also:
- This person was created through the import of Bishop Family Tree.ged on 18 February 2011.
- WikiTree profile English-482 created through the import of Coon Family Tree.ged on Dec 31, 2011 by Alan Coon.
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