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immigrant flag male ancestor  William  BOWDITCH

Born
abt. 1639 ,  Devon, England
Died
abt. 1681 ,  Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Born: abt. 1639 in Devon, England

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William  married  Sara BEARD abt. 1662 in Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sara BEARD  was born abt. 1641 in Wayford, Somerset, England.  Sara died 19 September 1703 in Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay. 

William BOWDITCH died abt. 1681 in Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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William BOWDITCH married immigrant flag female ancestor Sara BEARD
Marriage date: abt. 1662
Marriage place: Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Invention 1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)
1663 Birth of Child
William BOWDITCH was born August 1663, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Invention 1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity
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