Her fertility was much praised and wondered at, though six of her children had been stillborn. Alice
, who was not yet twenty, baptized
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this last baby (which might mean she stood godmother). Catherine's...
Family and Intimate relationships
Alice Thornton
Soon after her husband's death and funeral, AT
arranged the marriage of their daughter Alice
, still only fourteen, to the Rev. Thomas Comber
, their parish priest. This marriage apparently provoked a niece-in-law of...
