Bio by Bill:
Boston births: BRIDGE, Dorcas dau. of Thomas & Dorcas borne 16 (12) 1648 (Mar. 16, 1648-9, from Early Records of Boston from NEHGS Register)
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Lexington births: BRIDGE, Dorcas, d. of Thos., s. of John & Dorcas, b. Mar. 16, 1648-49.
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Cambridge births: BRIDGE, Dorcas (only GR1), d. Thomas and Dorcas, Feb. 16, 1648 (w. Capt. Daniel CHAMPNEY. GR1).
Cambridge marriages: CHAMPNEY, Daniel and Dorcas Bridge, Jan. 3, 1665.*
Cambridge deaths: CHAMPNEY, Dorcas, w. Capt. Daniel and only, d. Thomas and Dorcas Bridge, Feb. 7, 1683. GR1 (1683-4. TR)
Contributor: Christopher Brooks (47624489) • [email protected]:
Please note that the birth and death dates on this memorial are exclusively from the monument belatedly erected to Dorcas (Bridge) Champney and her parents. Caveat emptor.
In response to the caveat about dating offered by Liz L., I note the following from the Middlesex County Court records, in the handwriting of longtime court recorder Thomas Danforth:
At a second sessions [sic] of the County Cort held at Cambr. the 28th of November. 1654. | Jno Bridge senior is granted administracon upon the estate of his sonne Thomas & daughter Dorcas Bridge deceased.
Thus the inscribed 1656 date given for the death of Dorcas Champney's parents is incorrect. As noted, the stone was erected at the time of the daughter's death, almost 20 years after the death of her parents.
Bill, I'm submitting this same note for both father and daughter memorials and will leave it in your able hands to customize it appropriately for each.
Boston births: BRIDGE, Dorcas dau. of Thomas & Dorcas borne 16 (12) 1648 (Mar. 16, 1648-9, from Early Records of Boston from NEHGS Register)
- or -
Lexington births: BRIDGE, Dorcas, d. of Thos., s. of John & Dorcas, b. Mar. 16, 1648-49.
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Cambridge births: BRIDGE, Dorcas (only GR1), d. Thomas and Dorcas, Feb. 16, 1648 (w. Capt. Daniel CHAMPNEY. GR1).
Cambridge marriages: CHAMPNEY, Daniel and Dorcas Bridge, Jan. 3, 1665.*
Cambridge deaths: CHAMPNEY, Dorcas, w. Capt. Daniel and only, d. Thomas and Dorcas Bridge, Feb. 7, 1683. GR1 (1683-4. TR)
Contributor: Christopher Brooks (47624489) • [email protected]:
Please note that the birth and death dates on this memorial are exclusively from the monument belatedly erected to Dorcas (Bridge) Champney and her parents. Caveat emptor.
In response to the caveat about dating offered by Liz L., I note the following from the Middlesex County Court records, in the handwriting of longtime court recorder Thomas Danforth:
At a second sessions [sic] of the County Cort held at Cambr. the 28th of November. 1654. | Jno Bridge senior is granted administracon upon the estate of his sonne Thomas & daughter Dorcas Bridge deceased.
Thus the inscribed 1656 date given for the death of Dorcas Champney's parents is incorrect. As noted, the stone was erected at the time of the daughter's death, almost 20 years after the death of her parents.
Bill, I'm submitting this same note for both father and daughter memorials and will leave it in your able hands to customize it appropriately for each.
Bio by Bill:
Boston births: BRIDGE, Dorcas dau. of Thomas & Dorcas borne 16 (12) 1648 (Mar. 16, 1648-9, from Early Records of Boston from NEHGS Register)
- or -
Lexington births: BRIDGE, Dorcas, d. of Thos., s. of John & Dorcas, b. Mar. 16, 1648-49.
- or -
Cambridge births: BRIDGE, Dorcas (only GR1), d. Thomas and Dorcas, Feb. 16, 1648 (w. Capt. Daniel CHAMPNEY. GR1).
Cambridge marriages: CHAMPNEY, Daniel and Dorcas Bridge, Jan. 3, 1665.*
Cambridge deaths: CHAMPNEY, Dorcas, w. Capt. Daniel and only, d. Thomas and Dorcas Bridge, Feb. 7, 1683. GR1 (1683-4. TR)
Contributor: Christopher Brooks (47624489) • [email protected]:
Please note that the birth and death dates on this memorial are exclusively from the monument belatedly erected to Dorcas (Bridge) Champney and her parents. Caveat emptor.
In response to the caveat about dating offered by Liz L., I note the following from the Middlesex County Court records, in the handwriting of longtime court recorder Thomas Danforth:
At a second sessions [sic] of the County Cort held at Cambr. the 28th of November. 1654. | Jno Bridge senior is granted administracon upon the estate of his sonne Thomas & daughter Dorcas Bridge deceased.
Thus the inscribed 1656 date given for the death of Dorcas Champney's parents is incorrect. As noted, the stone was erected at the time of the daughter's death, almost 20 years after the death of her parents.
Bill, I'm submitting this same note for both father and daughter memorials and will leave it in your able hands to customize it appropriately for each.
Boston births: BRIDGE, Dorcas dau. of Thomas & Dorcas borne 16 (12) 1648 (Mar. 16, 1648-9, from Early Records of Boston from NEHGS Register)
- or -
Lexington births: BRIDGE, Dorcas, d. of Thos., s. of John & Dorcas, b. Mar. 16, 1648-49.
- or -
Cambridge births: BRIDGE, Dorcas (only GR1), d. Thomas and Dorcas, Feb. 16, 1648 (w. Capt. Daniel CHAMPNEY. GR1).
Cambridge marriages: CHAMPNEY, Daniel and Dorcas Bridge, Jan. 3, 1665.*
Cambridge deaths: CHAMPNEY, Dorcas, w. Capt. Daniel and only, d. Thomas and Dorcas Bridge, Feb. 7, 1683. GR1 (1683-4. TR)
Contributor: Christopher Brooks (47624489) • [email protected]:
Please note that the birth and death dates on this memorial are exclusively from the monument belatedly erected to Dorcas (Bridge) Champney and her parents. Caveat emptor.
In response to the caveat about dating offered by Liz L., I note the following from the Middlesex County Court records, in the handwriting of longtime court recorder Thomas Danforth:
At a second sessions [sic] of the County Cort held at Cambr. the 28th of November. 1654. | Jno Bridge senior is granted administracon upon the estate of his sonne Thomas & daughter Dorcas Bridge deceased.
Thus the inscribed 1656 date given for the death of Dorcas Champney's parents is incorrect. As noted, the stone was erected at the time of the daughter's death, almost 20 years after the death of her parents.
Bill, I'm submitting this same note for both father and daughter memorials and will leave it in your able hands to customize it appropriately for each.
Bio by: Liz L.
Inscription
In memory of | Thomas Bridge, Esq. | Youngest son of Deacon John Bridge, | came over with him from England in 1631. | He resided with his father in this city in 1632. | A member of the Artillery Company in 1643. | Admitted a freeman in 1648. | Removed to Boston and was a merchant in 1650. | He and Dorcas his wife died | during a prevailing epidemic, | beloved, honored and lamented, | March, 1656. || ALSO, | Dorcas, | only daughter of Thomas and Dorcas Bridge, | and wife of | Captain Daniel Champney. | Born February 16, 1648. | Died February 7, 1683.
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