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kittylh
 
Reply Mon 24 Mar, 2008 08:38 am
What does "descended from a long line of New England ministers" mean? Thank you!
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Reply Mon 24 Mar, 2008 08:58 am
It means that the person referred to had many ancestors who were ministers of religion in New England. Father, grandfather, great-grandfather, etc.
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kittylh
 
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Reply Fri 28 Mar, 2008 08:28 am
Ah, thank you very much!
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