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Born in England about 1630 and came to Roxbury, Massachusetts with his father about 1635. He married Alice Mattocks, daughter of James and Mary Mattocks of Boston as her third husband, but it is clear that his listed children were born to an unknown first wife. They lived in Roxbury, Mass., where he died 21 Nov. 1683. In the settlement of his estate no other children were mentioned than those named here.
He was a Puritan of the straightest sect, as he sided with Gov. Endicott and others in the crusade inaugurated during the Commonwealth period against the fashion of men wearing long hair, as appears from his signature to a petition on that subject sent to the General Court by divers of the inhabitants of Roxbury. The petition which is a curious illustration of the times, is given in 35 N. E. H. & Gen. Reg. p. 121-3, together with a facsimile of his signature.[1]
Abraham died on 20 November 1683 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Daniel Wait Howe, Howe Genealogies, Genealogies of Abraham of Roxbury, James of Ipswich, Abraham of Marlborough and Edward of Lynn, Massachusetts", Vol. 2, (Boston: NEHGS, 1929), Page 6. Internet Archive.
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Death:
"Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #43468061 (accessed 19 May 2024)
Abraham How Sr death 20 Nov 1683 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA.