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Sweden - Biographies 📈︎
- Sofia Spångberg (1898–1992), peace activist honored with King Haakon VII's Freedom Cross for aiding the Norwegian resistance.
- August Spångberg (1893–1987), labor politician and member of the Swedish Riksdag.
- Linnéa Edgren (1904–1981), film actress active in early 20th‑century Swedish cinema.
- Gustaf Edgren (1895–1954), film director, screenwriter, and producer.
Rhode Island - Biographies 📈︎
- Robert Coles (c. 1600–1655), early Rhode Island colonist involved in the founding of Providence.
- John Smith (c. 1595–c. 1649), founding Providence settler who built the town’s first gristmill.
- Mathew Waller (1617–1680), early settler of New London and Providence who helped build New London’s first gristmill.
- Joseph Jenckes Jr. (1628–1717), founder of Pawtucket and Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Deputies.
- Jane Verin (c. 1610s–1640+), Providence resident whose case affirmed women’s religious freedom in the household.
- Joshua Verin (c. 1611–1695), Providence settler disfranchised for violating his wife's religious liberty.
- Francis Weekes (c. 1616–c. 1689), founding settler of Providence.
- Gregory Dexter (1610–c. 1700), London printer and Providence settler known for printing Roger Williams’s A Key into the Language of America.
- William Mann (c. 1610–1650), original Providence settler who arrived with his wife Frances in 1636.
- Benjamin Newberry (1652–1711), merchant, diarist, and Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Deputies.
Rhode Island - Founding Documents 📈︎
New England - Biographies & Historic Sites 📈︎
- Joseph Jenckes Sr. (1599–1683), inventor and bladesmith who helped establish Saugus Iron Works and received America’s first machine patent.
- Jonathan Alden Sr. (c. 1632–1697), Plymouth Colony officer and son of Mayflower passengers whose home is a National Historic Landmark.
- Timothy Foster (1720–1785), first settler of Winthrop, Maine and militia officer in the American Revolution.
- Joseph Judson (c. 1619–1690), co‑founder of Woodbury, Connecticut.
- Greenwood Farm, historic Ipswich property and nature preserve featuring a 1694 farmhouse.
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