Venn: Adm. sizar at Emmanuel, May 16, 1614. B.A. 1617-8; M.A. 1621. Ord. deacon and priest (Peterb.) May 23, 1619. Emigrated to New England, 1625. Lived, as a literary hermit, first on the site of the present Boston; afterwards, for 25 years, on what is now known as the Blackstone river. Married, at Boston, July, 1659, Sarah, widow of John Stephenson. Died May 26, 1675. Left a large library. (D.N.B.; Felt; J. G. Bartlett.)
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Ord | Blaxton, Willimus | 23/05/1619 | deacon | ordination | View |
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Ord | Blaxton, Willimus | 24/05/1619 | priest | ordination | View |