Robert Bordwell and Mary Gull

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Husband Robert Bordwell ¹

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           Born: 1647 - London, England 1
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         Father: [Ancestor] Bordwell (      -      )
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       Marriage: Nov 1676 1

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Wife Mary Gull ¹

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         Father: William Gull (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Eliza Smith (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 M Samuel Bordwell ¹

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            AKA: Samuel Bardwell 2
           Born: 1680 - Hatfield, Hampshire Co, MA 1
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           Died: 18 Mar 1771 1
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         Spouse: Martha Allen (1694-      ) 2

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General Notes: Husband - Robert Bordwell

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He was born in London, England, and became apprenticed in that city to learn the hatter's trade. He lived in London during, perhaps, two of the most disastrous incidents in the history of England-the plague and the great fire, which consumed 32,000 houses. He came to America in 1670, at the age of twenty-three, landing at Boston, where he engaged in the manufacture of hats. He engaged in the war with hostile Indians, known in history as King Philip's War. At one time he was given the charge of forts; at another we hear of him carrying dispatches, but at all times he was noted for his extreme coolness and bravery in the face of danger. He served under Capt. William Turner, and was with him when he surprised and routed the Indians, killing 200. Robert Bordwell built and operated the first hat factory in America, at a place which was later called Hatfield, where he spent the greater portion of his life, and was an active and influential citizen. By his exertions he accumulated a great deal of valuable property.

1 Editor, Book of Biographies, 37th Judicial District, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 169.

2 Emma Siggins White, Genealogical Gleanings of Siggins and Other Pennsylvania Families (Kansas City, MO: Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., 1918), Pg 431.