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Born
30 September 1611 ,  Horton, Somerset, England
Died
15 September 1663 ,  Reading, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Born: 30 September 1611 in Horton, Somerset, England

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Peter  married  Edith KNIGHT abt. 1631 in Massachusetts Bay Colony .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Edith KNIGHT  was born 10 May 1613 in Staplegrove, Somerset, England.  Edith died 4 April 1701 in Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay. 

Peter PALFREY died 15 September 1663 in Reading, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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Peter PALFREY married flag female ancestor Edith KNIGHT
Marriage date: abt. 1631
Marriage place: , Massachusetts Bay Colony

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BirthBirth — 1611
30 September 1611
Horton, Somerset, England
1636 Birth of Child
John G PALFREY was born 25 December 1636, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Peter was 25 years old.
Invention 1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)
DeathDeath — 1663
15 September 1663
Reading, Massachusetts Bay Colony
He died at the age of 51.
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