Grave has been located flag male ancestor  John  SALISBURY

  (b. abt. 1658 Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. 24 June 1675 Swansea, Massachusetts Bay Colony )  
Cause of Death: killed during King Philip's War

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John SALISBURY was born abt. 1658 in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

John SALISBURY was the child of William SALISBURY   and   Susannah COTTON?

John SALISBURY died 24 June 1675 in Swansea, Massachusetts Bay Colony .
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John Salisbury was the son of William Salisbury and Susanna Cotton Salisbury. He was born 1655 and was about 20 years of age. Him and his father have the sad honor of being the men that started the King Phillips War 1675-1676. William moved to Swansea Massachusetts as early as 1671, and was the first of the name in the town. A list of the men of Swansea, eight soldiers recorded at Plymouth, includes the names of William and John Salisbury. They were both buried June 24, 1675. The other men that had fallen at Swansea, slain by the Indians were as follows: Nehemiah Allin, William Hammond, William Cahoone, John Jones, Gershom Cobb, Robert Jones, John Druce, Joseph Lewis, and John Fall. William Hammomd was ambushed and killed at another point and was buried on June 29, 1675. His ancestors have a site ninetravelers.weebly.com, also for his memory. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has placed a memorial to the brave men near the Massachusetts and Rhode Island border with a plaque and all...Read MORE...


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1675 Swansea, Massachusetts
John Salsbery buried the 24 day of Jun 1675
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24 June 1675
Swansea, Massachusetts Bay Colony

John is buried at: Palmer River Churchyard Cemetery Rehoboth Bristol County Massachusetts, USA
Added: 7/11/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 11/15/2024 12:49:11 PM
Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

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1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
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February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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