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Edward Rainsford

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Edward Rainsford

Birth
Staverton, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Death
16 Aug 1680 (aged 70)
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.3584194, Longitude: -71.0600268
Plot
KC/20D429
Memorial ID
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Alternative spellings of his name are Ransford, Raynsforde, Raynsford, Raynford, but the predominant spelling of his name found in the records is Rainsford.

The date provided above is a baptism date.

He first came to Boston in 1630. A few years later he visited his relatives in England and returned again to Boston in 1635. He was married twice. He was a church deacon and elder. His regular business was fisherman, businessman and farmer.

The name of his first wife is not known for certain, though she has been called Mary in older genealogies. She died in June 1632 at Boston. He married Elizabeth shortly thereafter.

Children(by first marriage): Joshua Rainsford and Mary Rainsford Bassett Percival(whose first husband was William Bassett).

Children(by second marriage): John Rainsford, Jonathan Rainsford, Urania Rainsford Belcher, Nathan Rainsford, David Rainsford, Solomon Rainsford, Elizabeth Rainsford Greenough, Hannah Rainsford, Ann Rainsford Haugh, and Edward Rainsford Jr.
Alternative spellings of his name are Ransford, Raynsforde, Raynsford, Raynford, but the predominant spelling of his name found in the records is Rainsford.

The date provided above is a baptism date.

He first came to Boston in 1630. A few years later he visited his relatives in England and returned again to Boston in 1635. He was married twice. He was a church deacon and elder. His regular business was fisherman, businessman and farmer.

The name of his first wife is not known for certain, though she has been called Mary in older genealogies. She died in June 1632 at Boston. He married Elizabeth shortly thereafter.

Children(by first marriage): Joshua Rainsford and Mary Rainsford Bassett Percival(whose first husband was William Bassett).

Children(by second marriage): John Rainsford, Jonathan Rainsford, Urania Rainsford Belcher, Nathan Rainsford, David Rainsford, Solomon Rainsford, Elizabeth Rainsford Greenough, Hannah Rainsford, Ann Rainsford Haugh, and Edward Rainsford Jr.


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