flag female ancestor  Penelope  READ

  (b. 12 October 1703 Freetown, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. abt. 1764 Freetown, Province of Massachusetts Bay )  

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Penelope READ was born 12 October 1703 in Freetown, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Penelope READ was the child of John READ   and   Mary PEARCE

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Penelope  married  Stephen BORDEN 3 February 1726 in Freetown, Province of Massachusetts Bay .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Stephen BORDEN  was born 10 August 1705 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.  Stephen died 30 August 1738 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Massachusetts).  Stephen was the child of Joseph BORDEN and Sarah BROWNELL.

Penelope READ died abt. 1764 in Freetown, Province of Massachusetts Bay .
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Penelope READ married flag male ancestor Stephen BORDEN-- Date: 3 February 1726 Place: Freetown, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Stephen BORDEN was the child of Joseph BORDEN and Sarah BROWNELL




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birth1703 Birth
12 October 1703
Freetown, Province of Massachusetts Bay
marriage1726 Marriage / Partner
Penelope READ and Stephen BORDEN 3 February 1726, Freetown, Massachusetts, USA (Assonet) (East Freetown)

She was 22 years old.
1728 Birth of Child
Stephen BORDEN was born 28 October 1728, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Penelope was 25 years old.
1732 Birth of Child
Meribah BORDEN was born 7 February 1732, Freetown, Massachusetts, USA (Assonet) (East Freetown)

Penelope was 28 years old.
1738 Death of Spouse/Partner
Stephen BORDEN died 30 August 1738, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Massachusetts)
marriage1747 Marriage of Child
Meribah BORDEN married 5 October 1747, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts) to Jabez BARKER
marriage1748 Marriage of Child
Stephen BORDEN married 17 November 1748, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts) to Mary GRAY
Added: 6/18/2022 10:31:53 AM - Updated: 3/1/2025 11:23:16 AM
Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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