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(West Glocester) (Chepachet) (Harmony)

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Glocester, Rhode Island, USA - Main Street Looking South, Chepachet, R.I.

Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Glocester (originally "Gloucester") was established in 1639, just three years after Roger Williams founded Rhode Island's first settlement at Providence. The land was "disposed of to Roger Williams and his associates by the sachems of local Indian tribes, who received payment that the sachems deemed satisfactory."

On March 16, 1730 (or 1731), the Town of Glocester was separated from Providence and organized as the Town of Glocester. It derived its name Frederick Lewis, Duke of Gloucester, who was the son of King George II of England. On April 16, 1806, Old Glocester was divided in half, with the southern half retaining the original name and the northern half being called Burrillville.

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Main Street Looking South, Chepachet, R.I.

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South part of Main Street, Chepachet, R.I.

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Two Elm Farm, Harmony, R.I., 1910

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Chepachet Union Church, Chepachet, R.I.

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male ancestorJames KING (1678, Marshfield, Massachusetts, USA (Rexhame) (East Marshfield) (Green Harbor) (Ocean Bluff) (Marshfield Hills) (Brant Rock) - 19 November 1756, Glocester, Rhode Island, USA (West Glocester) (Chepachet) (Harmony))
male ancestorJonathan SALISBURY (13 January 1692, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove) - 1738, Glocester, Rhode Island, USA (West Glocester) (Chepachet) (Harmony))
male ancestorAbraham TOURTELLOTTE (22 March 1698, Newport, Rhode Island, USA - 23 November 1762, Glocester, Rhode Island, USA (West Glocester) (Chepachet) (Harmony))
female ancestorRuth BOOMER (31 March 1700, Freetown, Massachusetts, USA (Assonet) (East Freetown) - 4 November 1742, Glocester, Rhode Island, USA (West Glocester) (Chepachet) (Harmony))
female ancestorJemima SALISBURY (23 September 1700, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA - aft. 9 September 1754, Glocester, Rhode Island, USA (West Glocester) (Chepachet) (Harmony))
male ancestorElijah HAWKINS (12 September 1705, Providence, Rhode Island, USA - 11 September 1754, Glocester, Rhode Island, USA (West Glocester) (Chepachet) (Harmony))
male ancestorNathan PLACE (1 December 1719, Glocester, Rhode Island, USA (West Glocester) (Chepachet) (Harmony) - 13 December 1817, Foster, Rhode Island, USA (North Foster))
female ancestorElizabeth SALISBURY (23 April 1721, Glocester, Rhode Island, USA (West Glocester) (Chepachet) (Harmony) - , )
female ancestorAbigail SALISBURY (8 July 1726, Glocester, Rhode Island, USA (West Glocester) (Chepachet) (Harmony) - , )

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male ancestorJonah HOPKINS (15 November 1724 - 18 November 1805) and female ancestorAbigal WHITMAN (24 November 1728 - ) married 19 June 1749
male ancestorJoshua SALISBURY (8 July 1729 - ) and female ancestorDorcas BURDICK (5 October 1726 - ) married 8 July 1752
male ancestorNicholas SALISBURY (2 April 1762 - 10 December 1833) and female ancestorRowena WHEELOCK (28 December 1766 - 1802) married 15 March 1787
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