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  Aft 1790 - 
| Name | Laura Staples |  
| Birth | Aft 1 Jun 1790 | Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States  [2] |  
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Laura was under 18 when she was named in her grandmother's will and she doesn't appear in the 1790 census (female household member count) |  
| Gender | Female |  
| Will | 10 Oct 1805  [1, 3] |  
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| Baptism | 1 Sep 1816 | Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, United States  [4] |  
| as an adult and admitted to the church |  
| Person ID | I39827 | Duane's Ancestors |  
| Last Modified | 28 Nov 2018 |  
 
| Father | Pvt. Abel Staples,   b. 30 Aug 1757, Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, British America  d. 5 Aug 1837, Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, United States  (Age 79 years) |  
| Mother | Cynthia Holt,   b. 27 Sep 1759, Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, British America  d. 25 Dec 1797, Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States  (Age 38 years) |  
| Marriage | 3 Dec 1777 | Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States  [5, 6, 7, 8] |  
| Family ID | F6872 | Group Sheet  |  Family Chart |  
| Notes | 
I don't think her name was Laura, it was something like Louisa or Lorena or Lovina or Lovisa. In Eunice Wethy's will, where she is named, the letter after the "L" was clearly and consistantly different from other "a"s she had hand written. It is closer to an "o". The subsequent letters, to me anyway, look to be something like "vina". But it's a bit harder to make out. Eunice also had a grand daughter by her son Jacob named "Lovisa". Perhaps that is also Laura's real name, too? |  
| Sources |  1.  [S867]  TAG, 19:144, 00863. 
 
 2.  [S943]  Duane Barton, 00168. 
 
 3.  [S1230]  US CT Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, Hartford; Probate Packets, Trumbel, William-Whipple, Zebulon, 1747-1880; 1059-1078, 01075. 
 
 4.  [S1265]  US CT Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920, 50:173, 01108. 
 
 5.  [S700]  Vital Records of CT Vol 05 (Barbour), 287, 00700. 
 
 6.  [S858]  Ricker Compilation, 6492, 00854. 
 
 7.  [S1122]  Find A Grave, Memorial# 38057299, 00974. 
 
 8.  [S858]  Ricker Compilation, 12053, 00854. 
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