Samuel Sewall
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Samuel Sewall (1652-1730; Harvard AB 1671) was a merchant, legislator, and colonial magistrate in Boston, Massachusetts. He served as a justice on the Superior Court of Judicature of Massachusetts Bay Colony, and in 1692 was part of the commission... Google Books
Born: March 28, 1652, Bishopstoke, United Kingdom
Died: January 1, 1730 (age 77 years), Boston, MA
Spouse: Abigail Woodmansey (m. 1719) and Hannah Hull (m. 1676)
Place of burial: Granary Burying Ground, Boston, MA
Children: Joseph Sewall
Parents: Henry Sewall and Jane Dummer
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