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1 of 1977 John Sawyer gravestone at Mount Pleasant Cemetery

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Name	Sawyer, John (mill and ferry operator)
Born	15 Mar 1676
Birthplace	Newbury, Massachusetts
Father	Samuel (or James) Sawyer
Spouse	Rebecca Stanford, m 20 Feb 1701
Children	Mary Sawyer Jordan, b 1706 Joseph Sawyer, b 1711 Rebecca Sawyer Skillings, b 1715 Bethiah Sawyer, b 1722
Occupation	Operated the first ferry service between Purpooduck and the Neck (the first Cape Elizabeth ferry). Built and operated the first mill at Mill Creek with York
Notes	Buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, South Portland, Maine
Deceased	23 Feb 1760
Deceased where	Falmouth [South Portland], Maine

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