Elizabeth Fones
Settler of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1610–1673) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elizabeth Fones Winthrop Feake Hallett (21 January 1610 – c. 1673) was an early settler in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In 1640 Fones, with her then-husband Robert Feake, were founders of Greenwich, Connecticut.[1]
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Born | 21 January 1610 |
Died | c. 1673 Newtown, Queens County, New York |
Nationality | English |
Known for | Early settler in the Massachusetts Bay Colony |
Spouse(s) | Henry Winthrop (married 1629-1630) Lt. Robert Feake (married 1632-1647?) William Hallett (married 1649-1673?) |
Children | 8 |
Parent(s) | Thomas Fones Anne Winthrop |
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She married her third husband while her mentally ill second husband, from whom she was separated and whom she could not divorce, was still living; this was considered adultery and it scandalized the Puritan colony.[2][1]