Joseph Shippen and Abigail Grosse

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Husband Joseph Shippen ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 1678 - Boston, MA 1 2
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         Father: Edward Shippen (1639-      ) 1 2 3
         Mother: Elizabeth Lybrand (      -      ) 3

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       Marriage: 1702 - Boston, MA 1

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Wife Abigail Grosse ³

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         Father: Thomas Grosse (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Elizabeth Atherton (      -      ) 3

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Children

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1 M Judge Edward Shippen ^{2 3 4}

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           Born: 1703 - Boston, MA 1 2
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           Died:  - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA
         Buried:  - St. James Episcopal Church

         Spouse: Sarah Plumley (      -      ) 3 4
           Marr: 20 Sep 1725 - Philadelphia, PA 1

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General Notes: Husband - Joseph Shippen

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He moved from Boston, Massachusetts, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1704.

He was amongst the men of science of his day, and in 1727 joined Dr. Benjamin Franklin in founding the Junto in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 362.

2 —, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 768.

3 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 95.

4 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 226, 362.