Shearjashub Bourne | |
Born: 18 Apr 1721 Loc: Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA Died: 09 Feb 1781 Loc: Unknown Bur: Tyler Point Cemetery, Barrington, Bristol Co., RI |
Father: Ezra
Bourne Mother: Martha Prince |
Married: 19 Apr
1747 Spouse: Ruth Bosworth, daughter of Benjamin Bosworth and Ruth Lowder |
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Children: Martha / Shearjashub / Benjamin | |
Shearjashub, son
of Hon. Ezra Bourne, was born April 18, 1721, died February 9, 1781.
He graduated from Harvard College in the class of 1743, and removed
from Sandwich, Massachusetts, to Bristol, Rhode Island, in 1748. He
taught school thereafter five years. He afterwards was a prominent
lawyer. He served on the committee on resolutions of the town of
Bristol, February 16, 1774, protesting against the attitude and acts
of the British government. He bought the house lately owned by James
De Wolf Perry, built by Nathaniel Bosworth in 1680. During the
bombardment by the British in 1775 the house was struck repeatedly,
and when repairs were made in 1862 several grape shot fell from the
parlor ceiling. (See p. 104, History of Bristol). In 1778, Mr.
Bourne became chief justice of the supreme court of Rhode Island,
serving in that official position until his death in 1781. He married, April 19, 1747, Ruth (Bosworth) Church, widow of Nathaniel Church and descendant of Nathaniel Bosworth. Children, born at Bristol: Martha, born August 15, 1748; Shearjashub, mentioned below; Benjamin, September 9, 1755, died September 17, 1808. Source: New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Third Series, Volume II |
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