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John Bolles

Birth	:	Aug 1677 New London, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Death	:	7 Jan 1767 New London, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Burial	:	Ancient Cemetery, New London, New London County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.3593102, -72.1005936
Description	:	John Bolles was the son of Thomas Bolles and Zipporah Wheeler. He was an infant when "he was the only one to survive the axe murder of his mother and brother Joseph and sister Mary, by 16-year-old John Stoddard, the axe murderer," said Jerry Hawley. This is discussed in Genealogy of the Bolles Family in America by John A. Bolles (Boston: Dutton & Son, 1865), pp. 5-9. "Surviving Tragedy: The Resilient Bolles Family," by Carol Sommer, June 5, 2016: "John Bolles grew up believing that God had spared him for a purpose. An outspoken advocate for religious freedom, he became... Read More	John Bolles was the son of Thomas Bolles and Zipporah Wheeler. He was an infant when "he was the only one to survive the axe murder of his mother and brother Joseph and sister Mary, by 16-year-old John Stoddard, the axe murderer," said Jerry Hawley. This is discussed in Genealogy of the Bolles Family in America by John A. Bolles (Boston: Dutton & Son, 1865), pp. 5-9. "Surviving Tragedy: The Resilient Bolles Family," by Carol Sommer, June 5, 2016: "John Bolles grew up believing that God had spared him for a purpose. An outspoken advocate for religious freedom, he became influential in the Rogerene religious movement which opposed the rigid control of the Puritan church. The Rogerenes often expressed their views by deliberately disrupting worship services and breaking the Sabbath. John endured several imprisonments and at least one public whipping for living his faith. "Despite these trials John lived to be a 90-year-old man, married twice, and fathered 14 children. In 1735 he built a farmhouse that still stands on the Connecticut College campus. Bolles property at one time stretched from there all the way into Quaker Hill; Bolles Avenue near Riverside Park suggests that their extensive land holdings stretched in that direction too." John Bolles married Sarah Edgecomb on 3 July 1699 at New London, Connecticut. John Bolles married Elizabeth Wood (2nd wife) on May 26, 1736 in Groton, New London, Conneticut. He was said to be buried in the Ancient Cemetery at New London.

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Where is John Bolles's memorial?
John Bolles's memorial is located at: Ancient Cemetery, New London, New London County, USA.
When did John Bolles death?
John Bolles death on 7 Jan 1767 in New London, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Where are the coordinates of the John Bolles's memorial?
Latitude: 41.3593102
Longitude: -72.1005936

Family Members:

Parent

Thomas Bolles

(1644 - 1727)

Mary Zipporah Wheeler Bolles

(1648 - 1678)

Spouse

Elizabeth Wood Bolles

(1719 - 1777)

Sarah Edgecomb Bolles

(1678 - 1735)

Siblings

Mary Bolles

(1673 - 1678)

Joseph (Thomas) Bolles

(1675 - 1678)

Children

Joseph Bolles

(1701 - 1785)

Ebenezer Bolles

(1708 - 1762)

Patience Bolles Turner

(1709 - 1769)

Isaiah Bolles

(1713 - 1789)

Enoch Bolles

(1715 - 1800)

Samuel Bolles

(1744 - 1842)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Ancient Cemetery
New London, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3593102, -72.1005936

2. Saint James Church Cemetery
New London, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3572120, -72.0991000

3. Bill Cemetery
Groton, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3557180, -72.0794190

4. Cedar Grove Cemetery
New London, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3665130, -72.1241350

5. Odd Fellows Cemetery
Groton, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3734000, -72.0814000

6. Saint Mary Cemetery
New London, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3636017, -72.1268997

7. Colonel Ledyard Cemetery
Groton, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3502998, -72.0749969

8. Beth-El Cemetery
Groton, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3711014, -72.0768967

9. Starr Burying Ground Cemetery
Groton, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3731003, -72.0772018

10. Rogers Cemetery
New London, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3824760, -72.0985720

11. Wood Cemetery
Groton, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3844920, -72.0757730

12. Gardner Cemetery
New London, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3257100, -72.1012600

13. Jordan Cemetery
Waterford, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3457985, -72.1421967

14. New London City Plot
Waterford, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3490100, -72.1460100

15. Ahavath Chesed Cemetery
Waterford, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3485298, -72.1458435

16. Ohave Shalom Cemetery
Waterford, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3486060, -72.1460370

17. Wheeler Cemetery
Quaker Hill, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3965263, -72.1062248

18. Russell Perkins Burial Ground
Groton, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3932877, -72.0753479

19. Knowles Cemetery
Groton, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3734741, -72.0499573

20. East Neck Cemetery
Waterford, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3191643, -72.1095352

21. Pepper Box Hill Cemetery
Waterford, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3186000, -72.1162000

22. Avery-Morgan Burial Ground
Groton, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3486000, -72.0419100

23. Smith Lake Cemetery
Groton, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3488700, -72.0413300

24. Gorton Cemetery
Waterford, New London County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3675817, -72.1612977