James
TROWBRIDGE
Born
abt. 1636
,
Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died
22 May 1717
,
Newton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Born: abt. 1636 in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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James married Margaret ATHERTON 30 December 1659 in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Margaret ATHERTON was born 30 April 1638 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset). Margaret died 17 August 1672 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA. Margaret was the child of Humphrey ATHERTON and Mary WALES.
James TROWBRIDGE died 22 May 1717 in Newton, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
PARENTS: Thomas Trowbridge and Elizabeth Marshall, married March 26, 1627 in St. Petrock, Exeter, England.
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Spouse & Children of James TROWBRIDGE
James TROWBRIDGE married 
Margaret ATHERTON
Marriage date: 30 December 1659
Marriage place: Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Margaret ATHERTON was the child of Humphrey ATHERTON and Mary WALES
Margaret ATHERTONMarriage date: 30 December 1659
Marriage place: Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Margaret ATHERTON was the child of Humphrey ATHERTON and Mary WALES
Children of James TROWBRIDGE and Margaret ATHERTON
Margaret TROWBRIDGEBorn: 30 April 1666, Newton, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 4 May 1710, Newton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 4 May 1710, Newton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Ebenezer STONE 1686
Mary TROWBRIDGEBorn: 11 June 1670, Newton, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 14 April 1724, Brookline, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 14 April 1724, Brookline, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Thomas STEDMAN
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From the History of Newton, Page 101-102
DEA. JAMES TROWBRIDGE was born in Dorchester, and baptized there in 1638. His father was Thomas Trowbridge, one of he early settlers of Dorchester, a merchant, and was engaged in the Barbadoes trade; he came from Taunton, England, where his father founded a large charity for poor widows, which is still administering for their benefit. Thomas went home to Taunton in 644, leaving his three sons in charge of Sergeant Jeffries, of Dorchester, who removed with those sons to New Haven about 1638. Thomas the father, died in Taunton, England, about 1670. James returned from New Haven to Dorchester about 1656 where he married Margaret, the daughter of Major Humphrey Atherton, December 30, 1659, and had three children in Dorchester, and removed to Cambridge Village; his wife Margaret was dismissed from Dorchester to form the church in Cambridge Village, in 1664. After the death of John Jackson he became deacon of he church. He was one for the first...Read full story
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From the History of Newton, Page 101-102
DEA. JAMES TROWBRIDGE was born in Dorchester, and baptized there in 1638. His father was Thomas Trowbridge, one of he early settlers of Dorchester, a merchant, and was engaged in the Barbadoes trade; he came from Taunton, England, where his father founded a large charity for poor widows, which is still administering for their benefit. Thomas went home to Taunton in 644, leaving his three sons in charge of Sergeant Jeffries, of Dorchester, who removed with those sons to New Haven about 1638. Thomas the father, died in Taunton, England, about 1670. James returned from New Haven to Dorchester about 1656 where he married Margaret, the daughter of Major Humphrey Atherton, December 30, 1659, and had three children in Dorchester, and removed to Cambridge Village; his wife Margaret was dismissed from Dorchester to form the church in Cambridge Village, in 1664. After the death of John Jackson he became deacon of he church. He was one for the first...Read full story
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1659 Marriage / PartnerJames TROWBRIDGE and Margaret ATHERTON 30 December 1659, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)
1666 Birth of ChildMargaret TROWBRIDGE was born 30 April 1666, Newton, Massachusetts, USA
1670 Birth of ChildMary TROWBRIDGE was born 11 June 1670, Newton, Massachusetts, USA
1672 Death of Spouse/PartnerMargaret ATHERTON died 17 August 1672, Newton, Massachusetts, USA
1710 Death of ChildMargaret TROWBRIDGE died 4 May 1710, Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Death — 171722 May 1717
Newton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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East Parish Burying Ground Newton Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA
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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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