Gideon FREEBORN

Born

abt. 1639 , Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died

27 February 1719 , Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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William FREEBORN Mary WILSON?

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Born: abt. 1639 in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: William FREEBORN

Mother: Mary WILSON?

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Gideon married Sarah BROWNELL 1 June 1658 in Portsmouth, Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Sarah BROWNELL was born abt. 1641 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA. Sarah died 6 September 1676 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA. Sarah was the child of Thomas BROWNELL and Ann BOURNE?.

Gideon married (2) Mary BOOMER 3 June 1678 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . Mary BOOMER was born abt. 1637 in Massachusetts, USA. Mary died abt. 1715 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA. Mary was the child of Matthew BOOMER and Eleanor PECKHAM?.

Gideon FREEBORN died 27 February 1719 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
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Gideon FREEBORN married

Sarah BROWNELL
Marriage date: 1 June 1658
Marriage place: Portsmouth, Providence Plantations
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.

Sarah BROWNELL was the child of Thomas BROWNELL and Ann BOURNE?

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FREEBORN Gideon Gideon2 (-1720) & 1-wf Sarah BROWNELL (1641-1676) 1 Jun 1658 Portsmouth, RI {Brownell Anc. 26 Warden-Davis 45 Briggs-DeGroff 217 McIntire Anc. 68, 95, 729 RI VR 7:7, 16 Powers-Banks 7, 48 Anthony 26 Austin's Dict. 296 Brownell 17 Durfee 23 Brown (,1) 72}

Groom's Name: Gideon Freeborn

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Bride's Name: Sarah Brownell

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Marriage Date: 01 Jun 1658

Marriage Place: Society Of Friends,Newport,Newport,Rhode Island

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M52505-1

Syst Origin: Rhode_Island-ODM

Source Film Number: 22488

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Collection: Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916

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Children of Gideon FREEBORN and Sarah BROWNELL

Thomas FREEBORN

Born: 5 February 1659, Portsmouth, Providence Plantations
Died: 1 October 1688, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Dominion of New England

Mary FREEBORN

Born: abt. 1664, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: abt. 1676, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Sarah FREEBORN

Born: 14 January 1666, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 10 July 1737, Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Married: Joseph WANTON 1683 Place: , Rhode Island, USA

Ann FREEBORN

Born: 28 March 1668, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 11 February 1729, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Married: Thomas DURFEE 1690 Place: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

Martha FREEBORN

Born: 8 August 1671, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 15 November 1748, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Married: Thomas CORNELL 26 January 1696 Place: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

Susanna FREEBORN

Born: 24 March 1674, Newport, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 21 January 1723, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Patience FREEBORN

Born: 4 March 1676, Newport, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 27 April 1757, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Married: William ANTHONY 26 July 1698 Place: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

Gideon FREEBORN married

Mary BOOMER
Marriage date: 3 June 1678
Marriage place: Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.

Mary BOOMER was the child of Matthew BOOMER and Eleanor PECKHAM?

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LAWTON John John (-1678) & Mary [BOOMER], m-2 Gideon FREEBORN 1678, ca 1670-5 Portsmouth, RI {Hall-Baldwin 123 Reg. 49:442 McIntire Anc. 68. 93 Coggeshall (1930) 43 Austin's Dict. 23, 121, 296 Hazard 6, 14 French Anc. 48}

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

1658 Marriage / Partner
Gideon FREEBORN and Sarah BROWNELL 1 June 1658, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

1659 Birth of Child
Thomas FREEBORN was born 5 February 1659, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Birth of Child
Sarah FREEBORN was born 14 January 1666, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

1668 Birth of Child
Ann FREEBORN was born 28 March 1668, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

1671 Birth of Child
Martha FREEBORN was born 8 August 1671, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

1674 Birth of Child
Susanna FREEBORN was born 24 March 1674, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

1676 Birth of Child
Patience FREEBORN was born 4 March 1676, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

1676 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah BROWNELL died 6 September 1676, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

1678 Marriage / Partner
Gideon FREEBORN and Mary BOOMER 3 June 1678, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

1688 Death of Child
Thomas FREEBORN died 1 October 1688, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

1696 Marriage of Child
Martha FREEBORN married 26 January 1696, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA to Thomas CORNELL

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Marriage of Child
Patience FREEBORN married 26 July 1698, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA to William ANTHONY

1719
1719 FREEBORN FREEBORN Gideon, Portsmouth, Feb. 27, 1719. Death Rhode Island Friends Records
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Death — 1719
27 February 1719
Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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Portsmouth Friends Churchyard Portsmouth Newport County Rhode Island, USA

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