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1600 - 1672 (72 years)
Generation: 1
1. | John Mason was born in 1600 in England; died on 30 Jan 1672 in Norwich, Connecticut. Other Events:
- Immigration: 1630, Dorchester, Massachusetts
Notes:
Biography:
He was a Lieutenant in the army and served in the Netherlands under Lt. Thomas Fairfax. He came to Dorchester in 1630 and represented the town in general court. In October 1635 he moved to Windsor, CT. He was elected Assistant or Magistrate in 1642 and in May 1637 he commanded the successful expedition against the Pequot Indians near New London. In 1647 he moved to Saybrook and in 1660 he was one of the first settlers of Norwich, Ct. There he was deputy guard and Major General of forces of the Colony.
John married Anne (?) Peck in 1640. Anne died after 1672. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
Generation: 3
10. | Lydia Brown (6.Anne2, 1.John1) was born on 16 May 1679 in Swanzey, Connecticut; died on 27 Dec 1759 in Lebanon, Connecticut. Other Events:
Notes:
Biography:
Her name is listed as Lydia Brosen in the Wadsworth genealogy.
Lydia married Joseph Wadsworth, Jr. on 15 Mar 1705 in Lebanon, Connecticut. Joseph (son of Joseph Wadsworth and Abigail Wait) was born in in Duxbury, Massachusetts; died on 27 Dec 1759 in Lebanon, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
11. | John Wadsworth (10.Lydia3, 6.Anne2, 1.John1) was born on 15 Mar 1705 in Lebanon, Connecticut; died in 1737. Notes:
Biography:
According to the Wadsworth Family Record, he died about four months before his last child John was born and on his death bed he predicted "Though I die, yet shall my name live forever." He had a son and many more descendants of with the Wadsworth name.
Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Richman. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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