William Baulston
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William Baulston (c.1605—c.1678) was a colonial New England innkeeper who was active in the civil and military affairs of both the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. He was a founding settler of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, was continuously elected to the highest positions in the colony, and was one of the ten Assistants named in the Rhode Island Royal Charter.
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William Baulston | |
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Born | by c.1605 |
Died | 14 March 1678 |
Other names | William Baulstone |
Education | drafted petitions and other documents |
Occupation(s) | Innkeeper, Treasurer, Assistant, Commissioner |
Spouse | Elizabeth |
Children | Elizabeth, Pittie, William, Mary, Mehetabell, Meribah |
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