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Evidence
26 Oct 1693 Boston marriage: Samuel Gurney x Sarah Shapley
Samuel Gurney married Sarah Shapley at Boston on 26 October 1693, per the printed Boston vital records (Ninth Report of the Record Commissioners, p. 210) - the only Gurney entry of any generation in the volume.
Date: 26 October 1693
Why this conclusion
- Supports Open question Is the 1693 Samuel Gurney John Jr. and Ruth's Mendon-born son?The 1693 marriage record is the primary evidence the identification question turns on.
Sources
- A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston, Containing Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699 [Ninth Report]. 2nd ed. Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, 1883., Ninth Report (1883): Boston marriages, p. 210, Samuel Gurney and Sarah Shapley, 26 October 1693.
Topic file location: Family — Mendon: John Jr. and Ruth Bundy
Technical details
- Research item:
G13-RI-000196 - Graph revision:
244 - Machine-readable JSON:
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This is one research item from the John Gurney research graph; the fuller narrative treatment is in the linked topic above and the research library.