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- 1 2 Alden, John Eaton; Eaton, Daniel Cady (1900). Eaton Family of Dedham and the Powder House Rock. p. 16 . Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ↑ History, Charter and By-laws: List of Officers and Members Together with a Record of the Service Performed by Their Ancestors in the Wars of the Colonies. Society of Colonial Wars, Illinois. 1897. p. 59. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- 1 2 Hurd 1884, p. 92.
- 1 2 3 Bullard, E.J. Other Bullards, a genealogy. pp. 3–. ISBN 978-5-88295-570-9 . Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ↑ Hurd 1884, p. 29.