Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of this Family, Together with Other Branches of the Family Tree

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Southworth Press, 1923 - 233 páginas
The earliest known record for a person bearing the name Mower in the United States is Richard Mower, Salem, Massachusetts, 1638. Richard moved to Lynn, Massachusetts about 1650. His wife Alice died 29 May 1661-2. He married (2) Elizabeth Wilde of Ipswich, Massachusetts on 6 November 1662. Three sons are mentioned in his will. Of these, John and Samuel mark the beginning of the New England Mower family. Descendants lived throughout New England and elsewhere.

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