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William Colwell

BIRTH: 27 Jun 1740, Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island
DEATH: 27 Jul 1793, , , Rhode Island
BURIAL: John Colwell Lot, Theodore Foster Drive, Foster, Providence, Rhode Island
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Father: John Colwell (12 Jul 1708 - 21 Dec 1792)
Mother: Margaret Sprague (14 May 1716 - 1814)

Family 1: Lucia Arnold (1748 - ____)

MARRIAGE: 10 May 1772, Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island

+Arnold Colwell (7 Oct 1776 - 1850)

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|--William Colwell 
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|_Margaret Sprague ___|
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Notes

!SOURCE: "Direct Descendants of Richard Steere," email from N. Combs to Weldon Whipple, 16 Oct 2012.

!SOURCE: "Direct Descendants of Robert Colwell, Jr.," email from N. Combs to Weldon Whipple, 1 Aug 2015. Cites Public Member Tree (birth 27 Jun 1740 in Scituate, Providence, RI); Find a Grave web site (birth 7 Dec 1741 in RI, death, burial); Vital Record of Rhode Island 1636-1850 (marriage).

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