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immigrant flag female ancestor  Rebecca  SHORTE

Born
20 August 1615 ,  Gillingham, Kent, England
Died
25 June 1711 ,  Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Rebecca  married  John COWEN 31 March 1656 in Scituate, Massachusetts Bay Colony .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John COWEN  was born 10 October 1624 in Edinburgh, Scotland.  John died 17 December 1697 in Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay . 
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Rebecca  married  John COWEN 31 March 1656 in Scituate, Massachusetts Bay Colony .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John COWEN  was born 10 October 1624 in Edinburgh, Scotland.  John died 17 December 1697 in Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay . 
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Rebecca SHORTE married immigrant flag male ancestor John COWEN
Marriage date: 31 March 1656
Marriage place: Scituate, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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BirthBirth — 1615
20 August 1615
Gillingham, Kent, England
marriage1656 Marriage / Partner
Rebecca SHORTE and John COWEN 31 March 1656, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

She was 40 years old.
Invention 1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)
Invention 1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity
1666 Birth of Child
Rebecca COWEN was born 10 May 1666, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

Rebecca was 50 years old.
marriage1693 Marriage of Child
Rebecca COWEN married 19 December 1693, Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay to Obediah HAWES
1697 Death of Spouse/Partner
John COWEN died 17 December 1697, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA
Invention 1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)
DeathDeath — 1711
25 June 1711
Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay
She died at the age of 95.
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