Rev Henry GREENE

Male Abt 1618 - 1648  (30 years)


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  • Name Henry GREENE  [1
    • He entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge, England, in 1635, but withdrew before proceeding to a degree. He emigrated to New England about 1640, located in Watertown, Mass., and was admitted a freeman 13 May 1642. In 1643 he declined an offer in the ministry at Martha's Vineyard, but on 5 Nov. 1645 was ordained the first pastor of the church in Reading, Mass., where he d. 11 Oct. 1648. According to Gov. Winthrop, Mr. Greene was "a very Godly man"; so doubtless he was strictly "orthodox" according to the Puritan standard. His widow m. (2) about December, 1648, as his second wife, Dea. John Horne (later Orne), b. in England about 1602, one of the founders in 1630 of Salem, Mass., where he served as deacon over half a century and d. 1684. [1]
    Prefix Rev 
    Birth Abt 1618  County Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 11Oct 1648  Reading, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I26034  Main Tree
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2022 

    Family Frances STONE,   c. 20 Jan 1618/9, Great Bromley, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Abt 1645  [1
    Family ID F10731  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Aug 2022 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S2562] J. Gardner Bartlett, Simon Stone Genealogy Ancestry and Descendants of Deacon Simon Stone of Watertown, Mass. 1320-1926.