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"Grandmother of Braintree"
Rachel Brackett Saunders (ca 1590-1651) Rachel Brackett Saunders is my 11th great grandmother by this path: RWA → Fred Pemberton Abbott...
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Blacksmiths
William Bassett (1600-1667) Ephraim Hunt (1610-1686) Thomas Chandler (1628-1703) Oliver Holt (1671-1747) Blacksmiths made tools, weapons,...
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Tanners
Tanning is the process of converting animal skins into leather. This was an important occupation in the colonial era. Leather had many...