Alice Hight
about 1610–about 1666 (Age 56)
England, United Kingdom
The Life of Alice
Alice Hight was born about 1610, in England. She married Sampson Shotten about 1637, in England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died about 1666, in Warwick, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, at the age of 56.
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Family Time Line
Sampson Shotten
1605–1643
Alice Hight
1610–1666
Marriage: about 1637
Rachel Shotten
1640–1696
Spouse and Children
1605–1643Male
1610–1666Female
MARRIAGE
about 1637
England, United Kingdom
about 1637
England, United Kingdom
children
(1)
1640–1696Female
World Events (4)
1620 · The Pilgrims Board the Mayflower
Age 10
"The Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower in search of religious freedom in the New World in September 1620. The Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, England, with 102 passengers, 40 of whom called themselves ""Saints."" After two stormy months at sea, the ship reached the New World. Nearly half of the group died during their first winter due to malnutrition and the harsh New England winter."
1636
Age 26
"Roger Williams and a group of religious followers founded the town of Providence in what is today known as Rhode Island after their banishment from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Williams believed in the importance of liberty of conscience, which became an important principle in the founding of Rhode Island and ultimately in the founding of the United States. Officially called ""The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,"" Rhode Island is one of the six New England states and one of the original 13 states of the Union, entering in 1790. It is the smallest state in area in the country."
1636
Age 26
Rhode Island is where a permanent European settlement was founded, in 1636, by Roger Williams.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived at the top of a hill or on a piece of raised ground, from Middle English heyt ‘summit’, ‘height’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Alice Hight - Published information: birth-name: Alice Hight
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