October 1742, Massachusetts

English: Photograph of the John Howland House built in 1666 in Plymouth, Mass. Photographed circa 1921 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

October 8, 1742- A son, Ebenezer, is born to Sarah Nelson Cole, recent widow of Edward Cole, in Swansea, Bristol Co., Massachusetts.
The child is a descendant of Mayflower passengers, John Howland & Elizabeth Tilley.

October 10, 1742- A daughter, Rachel, is born to Jonathan Sherman & Susanna Gifford in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay.

(Ebenezer Cole is my second cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Hugh Cole & Mary Foxwell and Samuel Luther & Mary Abell.)

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