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- s/o Anthony Thacher
Savage p.271:
THACHER, John, Yarmouth, youngest s. of Anthony, m. 6 Nov. 1664, Rebecca, d. of the first Josiah Winslow, and niece of the first GovernorWinslow had Peter, b. 26 Apr. as one report is, or by ano. 20 May 1665;Josiah, 26 Apr, 1667, both bapt. 26 Apr. 1668; Rebecca, 1, bapt. 6 June1669; Bethia, 10, bept. 16 July 1671; Johnm, 28 Jan. bapt 14 Feb 1675;Eliz. 19 June, bapt. 22 July 1677; Hannah, 19, bapt. 24 Aug 1679, d. atten years; and Mary, 3 Aug. bapt 24 Sept. 1682, d. young. His w. d. 15July foll. and many lamentable verses he wrote on her. By sec. w. m. 11Jan. 1684, Lydia, d. of John Gorham, he had Lydia, 11, bapt. 22 Feb 1685;Mary, again, 5 Feb. bapt. 6 Mar 1687; Desire, 24 Dec 1688, bapt. 27 Jan.foll; Hannah, 9, bapt. 12 Oct 1690; Mercy, 23 July 1692, d. next mo.;Judah, 20, bapt. 27 Aug 1693; Mercy, again, 28 Dec 1695, bapt. next day,d. at 8 mos.; Ann 7 May, bapt. 27 June 1697; Joseph 11, bapt. 16 July1699; Benjamin 25 June, bapt. 3 Aug. 1701; Mercy again, 7 Feb. bapt sameday 1703; and Thomas, 2 Apr. bapt. 20 May 1705, as the town rec. has it,tho. I have seen a fam. MS. that makes the yr 1711, wh. is prob. erron. Forty-one yrs. would seem a suffic. period for hav. ch. He was rep. 1668 and twelve yrs. foll. Assist. many yrs. aft. and a consel. under new chart, d.8 May 1713. Fourteen of his twenty ch. m. for the blessing of the cape.
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