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Samuel Guild

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Samuel Guild (November 7, 1647-January 1, 1730) represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court.[1] He also served 20 terms as selectman, beginning in 1693.[2]

Public service

In 1675, Guild was a member of Capt.Samuel Moseley's Company during King Philip's War.[3] He was made a freeman at Salem, Massachusetts in May 1678.[4] He was a selectman of Dedham, Massachusetts from 1693 to 1713.[4] In 1703 he was one of a committee to invest and manage school funds.[4] In 1719 he was a delegate to the General Court.[4]

Personal life

Samuel Guild was born November 7, 1647 to John and Elizabeth (Crook) Guild in Dedham, Mass.[5] Samuel Guild married Mary Woodcock in Dedham on November 29, 1676.[4] Their 10 children were born between 1677 and 1697.[4] He died in Dedham, Massachusetts on January 1, 1730.[4]

References

  1. ^ Worthington 1827, pp. 106–107.
  2. ^ Worthington 1827, pp. 79–81.
  3. ^ Bodge 1891, p. 29.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Burleigh 1887.
  5. ^ Burleigh 1887, p. 26.

Works cited

  • Erastus Worthington (1827). The History of Dedham: From the Beginning of Its Settlement, in September 1635, to May 1827. Dutton and Wentworth. p. 1. Retrieved August 25, 2019.