Bridget
MOULTON
(b.
8 April 1634
,
Ormesby, Norfolk, England
d.
19 March 1699
,
Hampton, New Hampshire, New England
)
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Bridget MOULTON was born 8 April 1634 in Ormesby, Norfolk, England
Bridget MOULTON was the child of John MOULTON and Anne GREEN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert MOULTON and Mary SMYTHE (SMITH)Bridget MOULTON died 19 March 1699 in Hampton, New Hampshire, New England .
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1634 Birth 8 April 1634
Ormesby, Norfolk, England
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From Dow’s History of the Town of Hampton:39
“The twins, Jane and Bridget, for many years lived in a small house built for them by the roadside, near the site of Mr. Joseph Johnson’s barn. Anecdotes illustrative of some peculiarities in their temperment and character have been handed down by tradition. there is also preserved (N. H. Hist. Soc. Col. III: 122) a letter of Rev. Cotton Mather, to a gentleman of London, in 1716, wherein he says of them:
“‘At Hampton, a Town about Fifty miles from this place [Boston], there were Twin sisters, whose names were Bridget and Jane Moulton. The perpetual Harmony and Sympathy between the sisters was the observation of all the neighbourhood. They were never contented except they were together. If the one were desirous to go abroud, the other would be impatient of staying at home. If the one were merry, the other would be airy. If the one were troubled, theo other would be chaagrin[ed]. When one was for carding, the other was for spinning. ...Read MORE...
From Dow’s History of the Town of Hampton:39
“The twins, Jane and Bridget, for many years lived in a small house built for them by the roadside, near the site of Mr. Joseph Johnson’s barn. Anecdotes illustrative of some peculiarities in their temperment and character have been handed down by tradition. there is also preserved (N. H. Hist. Soc. Col. III: 122) a letter of Rev. Cotton Mather, to a gentleman of London, in 1716, wherein he says of them:
“‘At Hampton, a Town about Fifty miles from this place [Boston], there were Twin sisters, whose names were Bridget and Jane Moulton. The perpetual Harmony and Sympathy between the sisters was the observation of all the neighbourhood. They were never contented except they were together. If the one were desirous to go abroud, the other would be impatient of staying at home. If the one were merry, the other would be airy. If the one were troubled, theo other would be chaagrin[ed]. When one was for carding, the other was for spinning. ...Read MORE...
1699 Death 19 March 1699
Hampton, New Hampshire, New England
She died at the age of 64.
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