Person:Robert Savory (3)

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Robert Savory
b.Est 1631
d.1690
  • HRobert SavoryEst 1631 - 1690
  • WMary SawyerEst 1628 - 1704
m. 8 Dec 1656
  1. Sarah Savory1657 - 1752
Facts and Events
Name[1] Robert Savory
Gender Male
Birth[1] Est 1631 Estimate based on date of marriage.
Residence[1] 1656 Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage 8 Dec 1656 Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United Statesto Mary Sawyer
Residence[1] Aft 1666 Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, United StatesYoungest child recorded Newbury 8 August 1666.
Death[1] 1690
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Robert Savory, in Savary, A. W. (Alfred William); Lydia Adelia Savary Allen; and Samuel Smiles. A genealogical and biographical record of the Savery families (Savory and Savary) and of the Severy family (Severit, Savery, Savory and Savary): descended from early immigrants to New England and Philadelphia : with introductory articles on the origin and history of the names and of English families of the name Savery in its various forms; a detailed sketch of the life and labors of William Savery, minister of the gospel in the Society of Friends; and appendixes containing an account of Savery's invention of the steam engine, and extracts form English, New England, and Barbadoes records relating to families of both names. (Boston, Massachusetts: Collins Press, 1893)
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    From Newbury he removed among the first settlers to Bradford, where land taken up by him is still held by some of his descendants. He died coming home from Canada in 1690. I presume he was serving in that formidable but unsuccessful expedition against Quebec, projected by Governor Winthrop, and commanded by Sir William Phipps and Major Walley. If so. he could not have been over sixty years of age …