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| Church, Benjamin |
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| 16391718, New England colonial soldier in King Philips War, b. Plymouth, Mass. He took a leading part in the Great Swamp Fight (Dec., 1675), W of Kingston, R.I., and finally hunted down and killed Philip in Aug., 1676. |
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