Rev. Simon Bradstreet [1482]
(1640-1684)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Lucy Woodbridge [2427]

Rev. Simon Bradstreet [1482] 3

  • Born: 28 Sep 1640, Andover, Massachusetts
  • Marriage: Lucy Woodbridge [2427] on 2 Oct 1667 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts 1 2
  • Died: 10 Feb 1683/84, New London, New London County, Connecticut at age 43
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bullet  General Notes:

Son of Simon Bradstreet (18 Mar 1603 \endash 27 Mar 1697), Governor of Massachusetts, and Anne Dudley (20 Mar 1612 \endash 18 Sep 1672, Andover) married 1628, Sempringham, Lincolnshire, England. 1

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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He worked as an ordained minister on 1 Oct 1670 in New London, New London County, Connecticut. 4 Mr. Bradstreet's records of the first Church of New London commences October 5th, 1670, which, according to Trumbull's history of Connecticut, was the day of his ordination; but Thomas Miner in his diary simply says that Mr. Bradstreet was ordained October 1st, 1670.

• Graduate: Harvard College, 1660, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. 1


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Simon married Lucy Woodbridge [2427] [MRIN: 661] on 2 Oct 1667 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.1 2 (Lucy Woodbridge [2427] was born on 13 Mar 1641/42 in Newbury, Massachusetts and died on 18 Jun 1710 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.)


bullet  Marriage Notes:

Children:
Simon Bradstreet M 2 Aug 1669 in New London, Connecticut
Anne Bradstreet F 31 Dec 1672 in New London, Connecticut
John Bradstreet M 3 Nov 1676 in Medford, Massachusetts
Lucy Bradstreet F 24 Oct 1680 in New London, Connecticut,

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Sources


1 Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 (Genealogical Register, H. O. Houghton & Co, Boston, 1877), Vol 2 p 498.

2 (Ancestry.com. American Marriages Before 1699 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1997. Original data: Clemens, William Montgomery. American Marriage Records Before 1699. Pompton Lakes, NJ, USA: Biblio Co., 1926.)

3 Charles T Baker.

4 Hon. Richard A. Wheeler, First Organized Church in New London County a Historical Study (New London County Historical Society, at its Annual Meeting, Nov. 26th, 1877).


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