family-history
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While Mrs. Abigail Leonard’s grave does appear in my book Burial Hill: Early Stories in Stone, it’s only a photo with a caption showing how young she was when she died. Here, I’ll get into her history and her family more. June 1, 1745 Abigail’s father, Richard Holmes, is born in Plymouth to parents George…
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March 7, 1756 Catherine’s father, Samuel Read, is born in Westford, Massachusetts to Eleazer & Joanna. He is the second oldest of seven children. October 22, 1758 Some sources have this as the birthday for Catherine’s mother, Elizabeth Raymond, who was born to Daniel and Lucy. Other sources say that she was baptized Westford on…
