Kids probably needed to work the farm and tend to the livestock, etc. War has a nasty way of disrupting normal life.
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John Easton (1617-1705) was deputy governor of Rhode Island in the winter of 1675-1676 when he wrote this account of the beginnings of King Philip's War. ... John Easton served as Deputy Governor 1674–1676, and as Governor of Rhode Island 1690-1695.
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President is part of the executive branch