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Tag: Kimball

Homes of the Descendants of Richard and Ursula Scott Kimball of Rattlesden, who Settled in Ipswich

December 22, 2025 Gordon Harris10 Comments

The common ancestors of many of the Kimball family in America are Richard Kimball Sr. and his wife Ursula Scott of the Parish of Rattlesden, England who moved to Ipswich in 1635. Four of the First Period homes of their descendants are still standing.

Posted in Houses, PeopleTagged ancestry, homes, Kimball, Richard Kimball, Ursula Scott

Lucy Ardell Kimball

December 3, 2025 Gordon Harris3 Comments
Old photo of the Hart House

Born in the Hart House, Miss Kimball was a graduate of the Manning High School, class of 1894. She died in 1980 at the age of 105, after teaching first grade for 45 years.

Posted in PeopleTagged Kimball, Susan Howard Boice, women
Ipswich MA historic photos by William Varrel

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Early Inhabitants of Ipswich, Massachusetts by Abraham Hammatt
Ipswich Massachusetts Revisited by William Varrel

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