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Samuel Arnold

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Death: February 09, 1743 (55)
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States (drowned)
Place of Burial: Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Ephraim Arnold and Mary [Arnold] [Copeland] Newcomb
Husband of Sarah Arnold
Father of Lt. David Arnold, Sr; Samuel Arnold, Jr. ♊; Joseph Arnold, ♊; Mary Spear; Sarah Hunt and 7 others
Brother of Mary Hayward; Ephraim Arnold and Rebecca French
Half brother of Thomas Copeland, Jr; Sarah Hayden; Nathaniel Copeland; Elizabeth Paine and Ruth Doucet

Occupation: Constable of Braintree 1716, 1731, 1732 and 1736
Managed by: John Wiley III
Last Updated:

About Samuel Arnold

Per WikiTree footnote of Stanley Wood created Nov.13, 2013:

On Feb. 9th, 1743, Samuel left his home on horseback, with a large sum of money, to make a deposit in a bank in Boston. He stopped at a store in Milton Mills to pay a bill. At the time there were two strangers in the store. Later that afternoon his riderless horse returned home without it's bridle. A search immediately ensued and his body was found in the Neponset River. He had been tied with his horses bridle, and all his money was missing. Sometime later the two men were captured in New York for horse thievery. They confessed to the murder of Samuel Arnold and the theft of his money. They were hung in New York state.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~knemeyer/5185.htm

http://www.alden.org/aldengen/pafg24.htm

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=45742380

http://dunhamwilcox.net/ma/braintree_ma2.htm

The above link lists the marriages of Braintree taken from original records: Samuel Arnold & Sarah Webb m. 13 Sept.1711, by Samuel Niel His wife's name was Sarah Webb

information sent by Jane Harriss Naus

Samuel's parents were Ephraim & Mary Arnold. Info on his death below. Her married Sarah Webb Sept 13, 1771 in Braintree MA.

From www.ancestry.com: On February 9, 1743, Samuel Arnold left his home on horseback, with a large sum of money, to make a deposit in a bank in Boston. He stopped at a store in Milton Mills to pay a bill. At the time there were two strangers in the store. Later that afternoon his riderless horse returned home without its bridle. A search immediately ensued and his body was found on March 22, 1743 in the Neponset River. He had been tied with his horse's bridle, and all his money was missing. Sometime later, these two men were apprehended in New York for horse theivery. They confessed to the murder of Samuel Arnold and the theft of his money. They were hung in New York State.

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Samuel Arnold's Timeline

1688
January 7, 1688
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
1713
May 16, 1713
Braintree, Massachusetts, United States
May 16, 1713
Braintree
1714
December 22, 1714
Braintree, Norfolk, MA, United States
1716
September 14, 1716
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
1718
October 11, 1718
Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
1720
November 9, 1720
Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
1722
June 11, 1722
Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
1725
February 12, 1725
Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay