Massachusetts was one of the original 13 colonies that founded the United States. Known as the “Bay State,” there are loads of things to do in Massachusetts. Massachusetts has a rich history, art, ...

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David Killingray, 'Kent and the abolition of the slave trade: a county study, 1760s-1807' pp. 112-3: sourced to marriage settlement 1724. It seems the marriage date may in fact have been 08/06/1742.

Henry (1803-1868) was a British naval officer, rising to Admiral (on the reserve list) in 1865. In 1860, after a celebrated legal case, he became the 18th Earl of Shrewsbury and the 18th Earl of ...

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