Eastham, Wellfleet and beyond


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picture Shubael Hinckley 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 7 Oct 1723 - Truro, Massachusetts 1
        Baptism: 4 Mar 1728 - Truro, Massachusetts 2
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Shubael Hinckley (1690-1782)
         Mother: Mary Snow (1696-      )



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Shubael Hinckley 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 7 Dec 1737 - Brunswick, Maine
        Baptism: 
          Death: 3 Sep 1826 - Hallowell, Maine
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Shubael Hinckley (1709-1798)
         Mother: Mary Smith (1707-Bef 1753)
Notes
General:
Marriage 1 Mary CLEW b: ABT 1741
Married: 15 SEP 1761 in Georgetown, Lincoln, ME 2
Married: 28 AUG 1761 2
Children
Jane HINKLEY b: 1 JUL 1761 in Hallowell, Kennebec Co, ME
Stephen HINKLEY b: 27 AUG 1762 in Hallowell, Kennebec Co, ME
Elijah HINKLEY b: 1766 in Hallowell, Lincoln Co, ME
Mary "Polly" HINKLEY b: MAY 1771 in Hallowell, Kennebec Co, ME
Thomas HINKLEY b: 1773
Mercy HINKLEY b: 1775 in Topsham, Sagadahoc Co, ME
Phoebe HINKLEY b: ABT 1776 in Hallowell, Kennebec Co, ME
Nicholas HINKLEY b: 1777
Freeman HINKLEY b: 1777 in Hallowell, Kennebec Co, ME
Ebenezer HINKLEY b: 1779 in Hallowell, Kennebec Co, ME
Clark HINKLEY b: 1781
Levi HINKLEY b: 1783
Mehitable HINKLEY b: 1785

Marriage 2 Abigail NORCROSS b: ABT 1761
Married: AFT 11 DEC 1785 in Hallowell, Kennebec Co, ME
Event: Intention 11 DEC 1795 2

Marriage 3 Betsey SPADE
Married: AFT 20 JUN 1813 in Hallowell, Kennebec Co, ME
Event: Intention 20 JUN 1813
(arciek)

picture Solomon Hinckley 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 5 Oct 1722 - Truro, Massachusetts 1
        Baptism: 29 Jan 1727 - Truro, Massachusetts 3
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Josiah Hinckley (1695-      )
         Mother: Lydia Paine (1700-      )
Spouses and Children 
1. *Jerusha Rich (5 Apr 1718 -       ) 4 
       Marriage: 14 May 1752 - Truro, Massachusetts 5
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Jerusha Hinckley (1753-1821)
                2. Lydia Hinckley (1755-      )



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Solomon Hinckley 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 22 Apr 1789 - Truro, Massachusetts 6
        Baptism: 28 Jun 1789 - Truro, Massachusetts 3
          Death: 15 Sep 1794 - Truro, Massachusetts 7
         Burial: in Old North Cemetery, Truro 8
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Benjamin Hinckley (1744-1824)
         Mother: Dinah Sweat (1751-1824)



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Susanna Hinckley 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 6 Nov 1625 - Tenterden, Kent, England
        Baptism: 
          Death: 6 Nov 1675 - Barnstable, Plymouth Colony
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Birth 9 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay

Parents 
         Father: Samuel Hinckley (1587-1662) 9 10
         Mother: Sarah Soule (1600-1652) 10
Spouses and Children 
1. *Rev John Smith (11 Mar 1614 - 2 Oct 1710)
       Marriage: 13 Jun 1643 - Barnstable, Plymouth Colony
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Samuel Smith (1644-      )
                2. Sarah Smith (1645-      )
                3. Ebenezer Smith (1646-      )
                4. Mary Smith (1647-      )
                5. Dorcas Smith (1650-      )
                6. John Smith (1652-1652)
                7. Shubael Smith (1654-1734)
                8. John Smith (1656-1739)
                9. Benjamin Smith (1658-1720) 11
                10. Ichabod Smith (1660-1722)
                11. Elizabeth Smith (1662-      )
                12. Thomas Smith (1664-1700) 11
                13. Joseph Smith (1667-      )
                14. John Smith (1647-      )
                15. Jeremiah Smith (1654-1706) 9
Notes
Marriage Notes (Rev John Smith)
John 1647 and Jeremiah 1654 seem to be wrong connections.

picture Susannah Hinckley 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 18 Apr 1722 - Barnstable, Massachusetts 12
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Ebenezer Hinckley (1685-1751)
         Mother: Sarah Lewis (Est 1690-      )



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Sylvester Hinckley 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 13 Sep 1816 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 13
        Baptism: 
          Death: 29 Apr 1906 - South Wellfleet, Massachusetts 14
         Burial: in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death: senile debility 14

Parents 
         Father: Deacon Moses Hinckley (1772-1854)
         Mother: Martha Chipman (1778-1850)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Sarah Paine Young (12 Sep 1822 - 9 Sep 1872) 15 16 
       Marriage: 25 Nov 1845 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 17
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Mary Swett Hinckley (1846-1935) 18 19
                2. Moses Allan Hinckley (1848-      ) 20
                3. Sylvester Hinckley (1853-      ) 21
                4. George S Hinckley (1861-      ) 22
Notes
General:
"Sylvester Hinckley died Apr. 29, 1906, æt. 89 yrs. 7 mos. 16 days."

[It's satisfying to see that Sylvester or his family continued the old forms for this late burial.]

1846 fisherman, Wellfleet
1848, 1853, 1861 mariner/seaman, Wellfleet 23
Medical:
age 89-7-16
widowed
farmer
b, d, So Wellfleet
inter Old Town Cemetery
s/o Moses Hinkley & Sarah P. Young 24

picture Sylvester Hinckley 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 8 Oct 1853 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 21
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Sylvester Hinckley (1816-1906) 13
         Mother: Sarah Paine Young (1822-1872) 15 16



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Temperance Hinckley 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 20 Jan 1748 - Barnstable, Massachusetts 25
        Baptism: 4 Aug 1771 - Truro, Massachusetts 26
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Ebenezer Hinckley (1712-Abt 1780)
         Mother: Mehitable Sturgis (1723-1773)
Spouses and Children 
1. *William Brown (1 May 1748 - 1827)
       Marriage: 18 Dec 1770 - Chatham, Massachusetts 27
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Samuel Hinckley Brown (1771-      )
                2. Zilpha Brown (1773-1856)
                3. John Brown (1775-1805) 28
                4. Sabra Brown (1777-1782) 29
                5. Temperance Brown (1781-1844)
                6. Sabra Brown (1782-      )
                7. Thomasin Brown (1785-      )
                8. Silvanus Brown (1788-      )



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Temperance Ann Hinckley 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 23 Jul 1830 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 30
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Chipman Hinckley (1803-      ) 13
         Mother: Polly Jenkins Holbrook (1810-1838)



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Thankful Hinckley 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Dec 1722 - Barnstable, Massachusetts 31
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Ichabod Hinckley (1680-1768)
         Mother: Mary Bassett (Est 1690-      )
Spouses and Children 
1. *David Cobb (28 Feb 1721 - 23 Mar 1757)
       Marriage: 12 Aug 1745
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. David Cobb (1750-1823)
Notes
General:
Father: John HINCKLEY
Mother: Bethia ROBINSON
Marriage Notes (David Cobb)
Children
Thankful COBB b: 28 OCT 1745
David COBB b: 19 JAN 1749/1750
Elizabeth COBB b: 7 AUG 1753
Jonathan COBB b: 18 JUL 1756

picture Thankful Hinckley 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: <1738> - (Eastham, Massachusetts)
        Baptism: 
          Death: 4 Nov 1814 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 32
         Burial: in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Seth Hinckley (1707-1747)
         Mother: Thankful Atwood (1711-      ) 33
Spouses and Children 
1. *Bethuel Wiley (<1736> - 15 Jun 1813)
       Marriage: 26 Jan 1757 - Eastham, Massachusetts 34
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Benjamin Wiley (Cir 1757-1760)
                2. Sally Wiley (Est 1760-      )
Notes
General:
"In memory of Mrs. Thankful Wiley."
[no dates, but beside the grave for Sally, their daughter] 35

picture Thankful Hinckley 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: <1766>
        Baptism: 
          Death: 12 Sep 1768 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 36
         Burial: in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Cyprian Hinckley (Est 1740-Bef 1776)
         Mother: Mehitable Sweet (Est 1743-      )
Notes
General:
"In memory of Thankful Hinckley, dau. to Mr. Cyprian & Mrs. Mehitable Hinckley, died Sept. 12, 1768 in the 3rd. yr. of her age." 37

picture Thankful Hinckley 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 20 Aug 1671 - Barnstable, Plymouth Colony
        Baptism: 
          Death: 27 Sep 1706 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Governor Thomas Hinckley (1620-1705)
         Mother: Mary Smith (1630-1703)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Rev Experience Mayhew (27 Jan 1672 - 29 Nov 1758)
       Marriage: 12 Nov 1695 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
         Status: 



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Thankful Hinckley 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 14 Jul 1699 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: John Hinckley (1667-1706)
         Mother: Thankful Trott (1667-1748)
Notes
General:
death 20 Aug 1745 probably another woamn

picture Thankful Hinckley 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 9 Jul 1708 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 20 Aug 1745 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Captain Joseph Hinckley (1672-1753)
         Mother: Mary Gorham (1680-1748)
Spouses and Children 
1. *James Davis (30 Jul 1700 - Cir 1744)
       Marriage: 4 Jan 1726 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Hannah Davis (1731-1810) 38
                2. Joseph Davis (1733-      )
Notes
Marriage Notes (James Davis)
Children
Hannah DAVIS b: 7 JUL 1729 in Barnstable, MA
Hannah DAVIS b: 31 MAR 1731 in Barnstable, MA
Joseph DAVIS b: 15 AUG 1733 in Barnstable, MA
Benjamin DAVIS b: 27 JUN 1735 in Barnstable, MA
Eunice DAVIS b: 8 AUG 1737 in Barnstable, MA
Thankful DAVIS b: 7 NOV 1739 in Barnstable, MA
James DAVIS b: 6 MAR 1740/41 in Barnstable, MA
David DAVIS b: 4 JAN 1742/43 in Barnstable, MA
Barnabas DAVIS b: Infant in Barnstable, MA

Sources:
Title: John Howland of the Mayflower, Vol I
Author: Elizabeth Pearson White
Publication: Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, Apr 2004

picture Thankful Hinckley 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 20 Dec 1806 - Truro, Massachusetts 39
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Joshua Hinckley (1780-1816)
         Mother: Thankful Baker (1785-      )



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Thankful Hinckley 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1 Aug 1716 - Barnstable, Massachusetts 31
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Ichabod Hinckley (1680-1768)
         Mother: Mary Goodspeed (1678-1719)



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Thankfull Hinckley 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 22 Oct 1771 - Truro, Massachusetts 6
        Baptism: 29 Dec 1771 - Truro, Massachusetts 3
          Death: 17 Jan 1797 - Truro, Massachusetts 6
         Burial: in Old North Cemetery, Truro 40
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Benjamin Hinckley (1744-1824)
         Mother: Dinah Sweat (1751-1824)



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Thomas Hinckley 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 11 Mar 1709 - Harwich, Massachusetts 41
        Baptism: 22 Apr 1711 - Harwich, Massachusetts 42
          Death: 1769 - Harwich, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Thomas Hinckley (1681-1710) 42
         Mother: Mercy Bangs (1682-Bef 1747) 42
Spouses and Children 
1. *Ruth Merrick (Abt 1709 - Bef 1765)
       Marriage: 31 Mar 1730 - Harwich, Massachusetts 43
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Thomas Hinckley (1731-1807)
                2. Ruth Hinckley (1743-1827)

2. Lydia Nickerson (Cir 1711 -       )
       Marriage: 7 Mar 1765 - Harwich, Massachusetts 44
         Status: 

3. Hannah Severance (6 Sep 1714 - 14 Jan 1810)
       Marriage: 31 Jul 1766 - Harwich, Massachusetts
         Status:
Notes
General:
Marriage 2 Lydia NICKERSON b: 1 MAR 1733/1734 in Harwich [alt person]
Married: 7 MAR 1765 in Chatham
Marriage Notes (Ruth Merrick)
Children, in Harwich
Seth HINCKLEY b: 2 SEP 1730
Thomas HINCKLEY b: 22 JUL 1731
Mary HINCKLEY b: Abt 20 APR 1737
Mary HINCKLEY b: 1741
Ruth HINCKLEY b: 27 DEC 1743
Mercy HINCKLEY b: 1745
Isaac HINCKLEY b: Abt 12 JUL 1747
Elijah HINCKLEY b: 1749
Ruth HINCKLEY b: JAN 1757
Nathaniel HINCKLEY b: 25 JUN 1738
Elizabeth HINCKLEY b: 3 JUN 1753
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Sources

1 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 48.

2 John Harvey Treat, rearranged by Kathryn Rich, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Vital Statistics. Section Two, Truro Baptisms 1711-1800 (1969. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), 28. has transcription errors

3 John Harvey Treat, rearranged by Kathryn Rich, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Vital Statistics. Section Two, Truro Baptisms 1711-1800 (1969. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), 28.

4 Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:266. in 5 parts. vol. 83: 261-278 , 394-414 (1929) and vol. 84: 34-62, 117-134, 294-304 (1930)
Numerous small mistakes.

5 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 79.

6 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 123.

7 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 161.

8 Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), #502A.

9 Bob Ferreira, "Cape Cod Families" (Rootweb file bobferr (no longer online)).

10 Monty Lee, Lee-Beckwith Family Tree (Rootsweb file montylee).

11 Charles Edward Banks, The History of Martha'a Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts. in three volumes (Edgartown Massachusetts: Dukes County Historical Society. 1966), 3:449.

12 Col. Leonard H. Smith Jr, Barnstable Massachusetts. in Vital Records of Southeastern Massachusetts. Volume 3. facsimile of records published in 'The Mayflower Descendant' with added index of persons (1982. Clearwater Florida: Owl Books), 30 (MD6:135).

13 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:68.

14 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1906. deaths.

15 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 16.

16 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:103. Noah and Sally Young family.

17 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 2:60. Marriages.

18 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 12.

19 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1935.

20 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 21.

21 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 38.

22 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 4.

23 Elizabeth Freeman, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions. Section Three. Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Asscociation), 50.

24 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 52.

25 Col. Leonard H. Smith Jr, Barnstable Massachusetts. in Vital Records of Southeastern Massachusetts. Volume 3. facsimile of records published in 'The Mayflower Descendant' with added index of persons (1982. Clearwater Florida: Owl Books), 84 (MD31:139).

26 John Harvey Treat, rearranged by Kathryn Rich, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Vital Statistics. Section Two, Truro Baptisms 1711-1800 (1969. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), 7.

27 Sheila M. Dann Westgate and Anna Lowell Tomlinson, Vital Records of Chatham, Massachusetts, 1696-1850. vol. 1 (1991. Chatham Mass.: Chatham Historical Society), 75.

28 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.)

29 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 103.

30 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:150. The childen of Chipman and Polly Hinckley.

31 Col. Leonard H. Smith Jr, Barnstable Massachusetts. in Vital Records of Southeastern Massachusetts. Volume 3. facsimile of records published in 'The Mayflower Descendant' with added index of persons (1982. Clearwater Florida: Owl Books), 31 (MD6:136).

32 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:231. Deaths.

33 Marilyn Maxwell Strout, "Descendants of James Maxwell and Christopher Strout" (2001. freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~strout/geneal.html). unreferenced but generally plausible

34 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 86 (MD16:203). Col. Leonard H Smith, Jr. and Norma H Smith. Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans. An authorized facsimile reproduction of records published serially 1901-1935 in "The Mayflower Descendant." With an added index of persons.
1980, 1993. Baltimore MD: reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Pub. Co.

35 Elizabeth Freeman, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions. Section Three. Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Asscociation), 53.

36 Stanley W. Smith, "Records from the Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Mass." (Mayflower Descendant, vols 10, 11, 12).

37 Elizabeth Freeman, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions. Section Three. Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Asscociation), 26.

38 Hugh Davis McLellan, Katherine B. Lewis, History of Gorham, Maine (1908. Portland, Maine: Smith & Sale, Printers [online]), 520.

39 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 197.

40 Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), #503.

41 Louise H. Kelly and Dorothy Straw, compilers; Wynn, Rachel Linnell, author, Vital records, town of Harwich, Massachusetts, 1694-1850 (1982. Harwich MA: Harwich Historical Society), 11. Please note: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts is 100 miles from Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts. There is no Harwick.

42 Glade Ian Nelson, "Identifying Mercy, Wife of Thomas Hinckley of Harwich, Massachusetts, as Mercy (Bangs) (Hinckley) Cole" (2008. NEHGR 162:101-107).

43 Harwich Massachusetts vital records (http://plymouthcolony.net/barnstable/vitalrecords/harwich/harlinktable.html
pages numbers refer to "Vital records, town of Harwich, Massachusetts, 1694-1850" 1982. Harwich Historical Society), 45. Please note: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts is 100 miles from Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts. There is no 'Harwick.'

44 Harwich Massachusetts vital records (http://plymouthcolony.net/barnstable/vitalrecords/harwich/harlinktable.html
pages numbers refer to "Vital records, town of Harwich, Massachusetts, 1694-1850" 1982. Harwich Historical Society), 151.

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