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Category Archives: Dissenter
College Graduates
I put this together during the NFC Championship game. Here’s what I learned. – Ted Ginn’s injury during the Saint’s game was more disastrous than anyone could have imagined. – Kyle Williams has joined the 49er pantheon, but not in a … Continue reading
Posted in College Graduate, Dissenter, Fun Stuff, Storied
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Edmund Hobart
Edmund HOBART (1575 – 1646) was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of 4,096 in this generation of the Shaw line. This story has two parts, the sacred and the profane. First the sacred part, the Hobarts led a large part of … Continue reading
Posted in 13th Generation, College Graduate, Dissenter, Double Ancestors, Historical Church, Immigrant - England, Line - Shaw, Pioneer, Public Office, Storied
Tagged 1st Ordained minister in Plymouth Colony, 1st Surviving Meeting House, Abraham Lincoln's immigrant ancestor, Hingham Pioneer, Old Ship Church, Premarital Sex, The Charity 1624, The John & Dorothy 1637
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Francis Marbury
Francis MARBURY (1555 – 1611) was Alex’s 11th great grandfather, one of 4,096 in this generation of the Miner line. According to wikipedia, he was a Cambridge educated English clergyman, school master, and Puritan reformer now remembered as a playwright and … Continue reading
Puritans v. Quakers – Trials & Tribulations
There’s a kind of sucker punch in many presentations of American history, wherein we are told that the Puritans left England for America because they had suffered religious persecution—and then the Puritans persecuted other religions here! We’re given the impression … Continue reading
Posted in Dissenter, History, Storied
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Puritans v. Quakers – Aftermath
There’s a kind of sucker punch in many presentations of American history, wherein we are told that the Puritans left England for America because they had suffered religious persecution—and then the Puritans persecuted other religions here! We’re given the impression … Continue reading
Posted in Dissenter, History, Storied
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Puritan v. Quakers – Quaker Perspective
There’s a kind of sucker punch in many presentations of American history, wherein we are told that the Puritans left England for America because they had suffered religious persecution—and then the Puritans persecuted other religions here! We’re given the impression … Continue reading
Posted in Dissenter, History, Storied
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Puritans v. Quakers
There’s a kind of sucker punch in many presentations of American history, wherein we are told that the Puritans left England for America because they had suffered religious persecution—and then the Puritans persecuted other religions here! We’re given the impression … Continue reading
Posted in Dissenter, History, Storied
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John Bliss
John BLISS (1561 – 1617) was Alex’s 12th Great Grandfather, one of 8,192 in this generation of the Shaw line. John Bliss was baptized 2 Feb 1561 in Daventry, England. His parents were William BLISS b. ABT 1533 in Daventry, … Continue reading
Posted in 14th Generation, Dissenter, Witch Trials
Tagged Archbishop Laud, Persecuted Cousins
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Rev. Henry Whitfield
Rev. Henry Whitfield (1597 – 1657) was the father of Rev. James FITCH’s first wife Abigail. While he is not one of our direct ancestors, I thought his story would be interesting to include. Rev. Henry Whitfield was born 1597 in Mortlake, Surrey, … Continue reading
Posted in Artistic Representation, College Graduate, Dissenter, Historical Church, Historical Site, Immigrant - England, Line - Miner, Pioneer, Place Names
Tagged Archbishop Laud, Cromwell's Plan to Depopulate the Colonies., Guilford Covenant, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland, The St John - 1639
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George Martin
George MARTIN (1618 – 1686) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. George Martin was born in 1618 in Romsey, Hampshire, England. His parents were not Christopher Martin and Marie Prower, Mayflower Pilgrims who died … Continue reading
