I was think I could maybe find something in Orange County or King &  Queen 
county where our family lived back in 1600s and 1700s.
 
 
In a message dated 7/23/2012 3:24:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
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The Old  Deluder Act (Mass. 1647) one of the first education acts was 
designed to  help children avoid the clutches of Satan by becoming literate 
to study  the Bible and be saved.
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From: "Tom  Browning" <[log in to unmask]>
To:  <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 2:08  PM
Subject: Re: Schools




Google the history of education  in the united states. It gives you a good 
general run down. From there you  could research specifics.


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From:  Janice Friel <[log in to unmask]>
To:  [log in to unmask]
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 8:29 AM
Subject:  Schools

Does anyone know if there were schools for children in the late  1600s and
early 1700s?

Janice


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