William TROTTER

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4 April 1630 , Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died

7 September 1676 , Piscataway, Middlesex, Crown Colony of New Jersey

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Born: 4 April 1630 in Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: Unknown

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William married Catherine Cutbury GIBBS 9 December 1652 in Newbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine Cutbury GIBBS was born 8 July 1628 in Somerset, England. Catherine Cutbury died 7 July 1667 in Woodbridge Township, Crown Colony of New Jersey.

William TROTTER died 7 September 1676 in Piscataway, Middlesex, Crown Colony of New Jersey.

Parents:
George Trotter (1607 - 1667)
Gertrude Wren Trotter (1610 - 1660)

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William TROTTER married

Catherine Cutbury GIBBS
Marriage date: 9 December 1652
Marriage place: Newbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Children of William TROTTER and Catherine Cutbury GIBBS

Rebecca TROTTER

Born: 5 July 1655, Elizabeth, Crown Colony of New Jersey
Died: abt. 1702, Piscataway, Middlesex, Crown Colony of New Jersey

Married: John DRAKE

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Birth — 1630
4 April 1630
Massachusetts Bay Colony

1652 Marriage / Partner
William TROTTER and Catherine Cutbury GIBBS 9 December 1652, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA

He was 22 years old.

1655 Birth of Child
Rebecca TROTTER was born 5 July 1655, Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA

William was 25 years old.

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

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1667 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine Cutbury GIBBS died 7 July 1667, Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, USA

Death — 1676
7 September 1676
Piscataway, Middlesex, Crown Colony of New Jersey
He died at the age of 46.

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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