Samuel was the son of Deacon Edward Church (1628-1704) and his wife Mary Hopkins (1637-1691).

"...Samuel was born in Hadley, not Hatfield. Hatfield wasn't founded until 1673. While it is true that Samuel's father Deacon Edward Church, was an original proprietor of Hatfield, Samuel, born in 1663, could not have been born there. At the time of Samuel's birth, the family was living in Hadley, MA (now in Hampshire Co.). His father, Deacon Edward Church, was an original proprietor here, too, in 1659. Prior to moving to Hadley, Deacon Edward's father (and he of course) lived in Hartford, CT, where the father, Richard Church, had been an original proprietor. Further, while it is known that Samuel died in 1718, the exact date is unknown, only that he was 55 when he died." Source: Deborah Sweet, 2016.

Samuel m. Susannah Hungerford B-1776.
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North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Name: Samuel Church
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 4 Aug 1663
Death Date: 24 Jun 1718
Death Place: Lyme, Connecticut
Father: Edward Church
Mother: Mary
Spouse: Susannah Hungerford
Child:
John Church b. 1699 (not 1704)
Mary Church… b.1701 - d.1786
Edward Church
Samuel Church
Simeon Church… b.1708 - d.1792
Hannah Church
Richard Church

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CHURCH lineage:

Samuel-3 Church (8/4/1663-1718) B-MA D-CT m. Susannah Hungerford B-1776.
Samuel: #113094716.

Deacon Edward-2 Church (2/26/1628-9/10/1704) D-MA #15358255 m. Mary Hopkins (1637-9/30/1690) D-MA. #15358308 Linked;

Richard-1 Church Jr. (2/6/1610-12/27/1668) D-MA m. Anna Marsh (10/10/1600-3/10/1684) D-MA. First Church of this line to come to the Colonies as far as can be determined.
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Source: "The History of Hadley, Massachusetts", by Sylvester Judd, pub. 1905, pgs. 18-20 of "Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby" section.
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Research: Mary E. Warner, 2013, 2015.
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Additional information shared: Deborah Sweet #4658939, 2016, Samuel's 9th great-granddaughter.