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Bidwell Lore – The Wives of Adonijah Bidwell, Part II

Welcome to the eleventh week of Bidwell Lore! This is the second email in a series about the wives of Adonijah Bidwell.  Last week we introduced you to Theodosia Colton and Jemima Devotion and this week you will meet Ruth Kent.  We have also included the story of Rev. Edward Taylor, known as the Puritan poet and...

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Bidwell Lore – The Wives of Adonijah Bidwell

Welcome to the tenth week of Bidwell Lore! Last week finished the essay by guest writer Bernard Drew titled The Last Skirmish of King Philip’s War, 1676.  We now move back to the Bidwell family and more specifically to the wives of Adonijah Bidwell. He was married three times: his first two wives died tragically young, not...