William SPRAGUE

Born

26 October 1609 , Upwey, Dorset, England

Died

26 October 1675 , Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Born: 26 October 1609 in Upwey, Dorset, England

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

William was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1632.

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William married Millicent EAMES 26 May 1635 in Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony* . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Millicent EAMES was born abt. 1616 in Dorchester, Dorset, England (Fordington). Millicent died 8 February 1696 in Hingham, Massachusetts, USA. Millicent was the child of Anthony EAMES and Margery PIERCE.

William SPRAGUE died 26 October 1675 in Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

son of Edward Sprague and Christiana Holland

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William SPRAGUE married

Millicent EAMES
Marriage date: 26 May 1635
Marriage place: Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony*
Millicent EAMES was the child of Anthony EAMES and Margery PIERCE

Children of William SPRAGUE and Millicent EAMES

John Francis SPRAGUE

Born: 26 March 1633, Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 26 March 1676, Cumberland, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Married: Ruth BASSETT

Anthony William SPRAGUE

Born: abt. 1636, Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony*
Died: 3 September 1719, Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Elizabeth BARTLETT 29 December 1661 Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)

Joanna SPRAGUE

Born: abt. 1644, Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 11 July 1678, Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Married: Caleb CHURCH 16 December 1667 Place: Hingham, Massachusetts, USA

Jonathan SPRAGUE

Born: 28 May 1648, Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 10 September 1741, Smithfield, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Married: Mehitable HOLBROOK 20 July 1670 Place: Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater)

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Birth — 1609
26 October 1609
Upwey, Dorset, England

1633 Birth of Child
John Francis SPRAGUE was born 26 March 1633, Duxbury, Massachusetts, USA (Cedar Crest) (South Duxbury) (West Duxbury)

William was 23 years old.

1635 Marriage / Partner
William SPRAGUE and Millicent EAMES 26 May 1635, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA*

He was 25 years old.

1648 Birth of Child
Jonathan SPRAGUE was born 28 May 1648, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA

William was 38 years old.

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1661 Marriage of Child
Anthony William SPRAGUE married 29 December 1661, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach) to Elizabeth BARTLETT

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1667 Marriage of Child
Joanna SPRAGUE married 16 December 1667, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA to Caleb CHURCH

1670 Marriage of Child
Jonathan SPRAGUE married 20 July 1670, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater) to Mehitable HOLBROOK