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By Boyce Thompson

John Libby Lost His Homes and Two Children in King Phillip’s War

I may have been deep asleep when my teacher covered King Phillip’s War, which was played out in New England from 1675 to 1676. But this fact would have raised me from my stupor: One of my very distant relatives, John Libby (1603-1685), lost his house and two sons in the fighting. If you are like […]

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