Brief Life History of Robert
When Lieut. Robert Kitchen was born on 15 April 1655, in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, John Kitchen, was 35 and his mother, Elizabeth Henfield, was 33. He married Mary Boardman before 31 May 1681, in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. His occupation is listed as he was a merchant, ship owner, and sea captain. in Barbados. He died on 28 October 1712, in his hometown, at the age of 57, and was buried in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
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- Robert Kitchin, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Robert Kitchen, "Find A Grave Index"
- R. Kitchin in entry for Mary Kitchin, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
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1692 · Salem Witch Trials
In 1692, the Salem Witch Trials began when Betty Parris fell sick with an unknown illness. Her cousin Abigail William claimed that she was being made sick because of witchcraft. As other strange events began to happen more of the young ladies in the town started accussing more people. These people mainly consisted of people the young ladies did not like. By the time the hysteria ended over 200 people were accussed of being witches. Nineteen men and women were found guilty and hung.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English kichene ‘kitchen’ (Old English cycene), hence an occupational name for someone who worked in or was in charge of a kitchen.
Scottish: adopted, on account of phonetic resemblance, as an Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Uisdein, see McCutcheon .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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