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- John Gore died at age 38 in Boston, of smallpox, 9 Nov 1720.
John Gore graduated from Harvard College in 1702, was a librarian in 1705, and later captain of a vessel. (source: A Brief Genealogy of the Gore Family, and Boston death records.)
From "Boston, MA: Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630-1822" (Thwing Collection, at americanancestors.com):
John Gore, b Roxbury, Harvard class of 1702, mariner, 1713 md Rebecca Smith d/o Thomas Smith and Rebecca Glover, Capt. John Gore died 1720 of smallpox on return from a voyage, his library to be sold.
The images of will dated 8 Nov 1717, proved 28 Nov 1720 at Boston, are viewable at americanancestors.com -- it mentions his aged mother Elizabeth Tucker, brothers Samuell and Obediah Gore, sister Margaret Heley, dearly beloved wife Rebecca, good friend and brother Mr. John Jefferies. One of the estate pages refers to Rebecca Hubbard formerly Gore.
See: " Brief history of the Gore Family" (at ancestry.com) to verify that John Gore did marry Rebecca Smith, and after his death she married Nathaniel Hubbard (The Payne and Gore Families, p 5).
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1683 - 1720 (37 years)
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