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 | | The Williams family quickly became involved in town government and the administration of the Stockbridge mission. |
 | | Sergeant, who had married Ephraim Sr.'s daughter Abigail, established an Indian boys boarding school, an educational and Christianizing venture, and Abigail (Williams) Sergeant was herself installed as headmistress of the Indian girls school. |
 | | When Rev. Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) was called in 1751 from Northampton to fill the vacant ministry, already manifest hostilities between him and the Williams family flared over theological issues and management of the Indian school and mission. |
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