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Benjamin Church 1639-1718, New England colonial soldier in King Philip's War , b. Plymouth, Mass. He took a leading part in the Great Swamp Fight (Dec., 1675), W of Kingston, R.I., and finally hunted down and killed Philip in Aug., 1676.

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Church, Benjamin (1639–1718), officer in King Philip's War, who described his experiences in a book compiled by his son Thomas Church.

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