Puffer Genealogy
DUDLEY, Gov. Thomas
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Name DUDLEY, Thomas Title Gov. Birth 12 Oct 1576 Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England Gender Male _COLOR 3 Death 31 Jul 1653 Roxbury, MA Person ID I20200 Puffer 062124 Last Modified 4 Jun 2013
Family DEIGHTON, Catherine, b. Abt 1600, England d. 29 Aug 1671, Roxbury, MA
(Age 71 years)
Marriage 4 Apr 1644 Roxbury, MA Family ID F3523 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Jun 2024
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Notes - He was an eminent Puritan, second Governor of MA, 1634-1650. H e arrived in America in 1630, settling in Boston and founding the First C hurch. He was a founder of Harvard College in 1637; owned large estates ,appointed Sergeant Major General, then the highest military office in t he Colony