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immigrant flag male ancestor  William  SAWYER

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17 November 1617 ,  Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Died
1 March 1702 ,  Newbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Born: 17 November 1617 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

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William  married  Ruth BITFORD (BITFIELD) .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Ruth BITFORD (BITFIELD)  was born abt. 1620 in England.  Ruth died 3 November 1699 in Newbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay . 

William SAWYER died 1 March 1702 in Newbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay .



son of John Sawyer (Sayer) and Agnes Sharpe

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William SAWYER married immigrant flag female ancestor Ruth BITFORD (BITFIELD)
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BirthBirth — 1617
17 November 1617
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
1648 Birth of Child
Ruth SAWYER was born 16 September 1648, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA

William was 30 years old.
Invention 1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)
1660 Birth of Child
Mary SAWYER was born 29 July 1660, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA

William was 42 years old.
Invention 1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity
marriage1667 Marriage of Child
Ruth SAWYER married 27 August 1667, Newbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony to Benjamin MORSE
marriage1683 Marriage of Child
Mary SAWYER married 13 June 1683, Newbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony to John EMERY
Invention 1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)
1699 Death of Child
Mary SAWYER died 3 November 1699, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA

William was 82 years old.
1699 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ruth BITFORD (BITFIELD) died 3 November 1699, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA
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DeathDeath — 1702
1 March 1702
Newbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
He died at the age of 84.
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