Freeborn Balch m. (1) 1682 widow Mirriam Bachelder who was b. Jan 1657-8, d/o Robert Moulton, Jr. and his wife Abigail (Goode?). There is no record of Mirriam's death which probably occurred in 1688.
Moulton, Mirriam, d. Rob[er]t and Abigaile, Jan. ---, 1658. CT.R. [The explanation in the introduction indicates that the lack of double dating means it was not obvious from the context whether this means Jan 1657/58 or Jan 1658/59. There does not appear to be any reason to assume that this does not follow normal practice for the time, namely that Jan 1658/59 is probably correct.]
[MOULTON] "ROBERT, Salem, s. of the preced. b. in Eng. rec. of the ch; 1640, had Robert, bapt. 23 June 1644; Abigail; Samuel; Hannah; John, 25 June 1655; Joseph, 3 Jan. 1657; Miriam, Jan. 1659; and Mary, 16 June 1661; most of these by w. Abigail, if not all; some, perhaps, bef. Robert; Samuel, d. in aut. of 1665. His will of 5 Sept. was pro. Nov. foll. Miriam m. 8 Oct. 1677, Joseph Bachiler"