Sarah BROWNELL

Born

abt. 1641 , Portsmouth, Providence Plantations

Died

6 September 1676 , Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Sarah married Gideon FREEBORN 1 June 1658 in Portsmouth, Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Gideon FREEBORN was born abt. 1639 in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony . Gideon died 27 February 1719 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Gideon was the child of William FREEBORN and Mary WILSON? .

Parents & Family of Sarah BROWNELL

Parents of Sarah BROWNELL

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Thomas BROWNELL

Mother

Ann BOURNE?

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Sarah BROWNELL

Sarah BROWNELL married

Gideon FREEBORN
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.

Gideon FREEBORN was the child of William FREEBORN and Mary WILSON?

Marriage notes:

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

source: familysearch.org

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: , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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

1658 Marriage / Partner
Sarah BROWNELL and Gideon FREEBORN 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

Death — 1676
6 September 1676
Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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

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Portsmouth Friends Churchyard Portsmouth Newport County Rhode Island, USA

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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state

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