Genealogical Sketch of the First Three Generations of Prebles in America: With an Account of Abraham Preble the Emigrant, Their Common Ancestor, and of His Grandson Brigadier General Jedediah Preble, and His Descendants |
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265 Photographed by Bradley & Rulofson at San Francisco , from a sepia
drawing by his daughter Harriet Preble . 9 . PORTRAIT OF Harriet PREBLE . . . . .
. 271 Engraved on Steel by A . H . Ritchie , from a Portrait painted from Lisc . 10 .
265 Photographed by Bradley & Rulofson at San Francisco , from a sepia
drawing by his daughter Harriet Preble . 9 . PORTRAIT OF Harriet PREBLE . . . . .
. 271 Engraved on Steel by A . H . Ritchie , from a Portrait painted from Lisc . 10 .
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... unborn and to be honored sons and daughters of the name . Lastly . - - A
General Index , with a complete Index of Names and of Authorities , completes
the book . It was my design to have added a general genealogy of the whole
American ...
... unborn and to be honored sons and daughters of the name . Lastly . - - A
General Index , with a complete Index of Names and of Authorities , completes
the book . It was my design to have added a general genealogy of the whole
American ...
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Abraham Preble was one of the earliest settlers of Scituate , and very soon after
his arrival was married to Judith , the third daughter of Elder Nathaniel Tilden ,
the descendant of a very ancient family in the County of Kent , England .
Abraham Preble was one of the earliest settlers of Scituate , and very soon after
his arrival was married to Judith , the third daughter of Elder Nathaniel Tilden ,
the descendant of a very ancient family in the County of Kent , England .
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Timothy Hatherly , in his will , 1664 , makes bequests to “ Widow Preble ,
daughter of my wife Lydia . " ( See abstract of will , in N . E . Hist . and Gen .
Register , vol . vi . pp . 187 . ) The following inventory of his estate was taken after
Abraham ...
Timothy Hatherly , in his will , 1664 , makes bequests to “ Widow Preble ,
daughter of my wife Lydia . " ( See abstract of will , in N . E . Hist . and Gen .
Register , vol . vi . pp . 187 . ) The following inventory of his estate was taken after
Abraham ...
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3 – 2 . Rachel , b . 1643 ; m . Joseph Carline , March 28 , 1659 ; d . . 4 - 3 . Joseph
, b . - ; m . and had son Joseph , b . 1691 . 5 - 4 . Stephen , b . — ; m . Rachel ,
daughter of John Main ; d . in 1696 . His widow m . Joseph Carlisle in 1697 . 6 - 5
.
3 – 2 . Rachel , b . 1643 ; m . Joseph Carline , March 28 , 1659 ; d . . 4 - 3 . Joseph
, b . - ; m . and had son Joseph , b . 1691 . 5 - 4 . Stephen , b . — ; m . Rachel ,
daughter of John Main ; d . in 1696 . His widow m . Joseph Carlisle in 1697 . 6 - 5
.
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| Title | Genealogical Sketch of the First Three Generations of Prebles in America: With an Account of Abraham Preble the Emigrant, Their Common Ancestor, and of His Grandson Brigadier General Jedediah Preble, and His Descendants |
| Author | George Henry Preble |
| Publisher | family circulation, D. Clapp and Son, 1868 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 1 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 336 pages |
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