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443:(April 14, 1703 – ?) married Hugh Vans (1699 – 1763) on August 17, 1726. They had one child together. Her death date is uncertain but has been estimated by the World Family Tree (WFT) to be anywhere between 1731 and 1799.
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603:Henry Lloyd
551:Long Island
257:hemorrhoids
146:bibliophile
144:clergyman,
1251:Categories
722:Lemay 2006
675:Smith 2000
616:References
279:, and 678
243:Later life
106:Mary Clark
58:1671-02-03
746:Reno 1901
579:Hugh Vans
517:Principal
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38:A copper
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190:Ministry
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277:quartos
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161:Career
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1003:ISBN
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493:Jane
475:Tory
441:Mary
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