Is there any evidence that Thomas Gardner-159 had a daughter Susannah, born 1638 in Salem, Massachusetts

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I'm starting to work on cleaning up the family of Thomas Gardner-159, who immigrated to Cape Ann in 1624, then moved to Salem in 1626. Anderson's article in the Great Migration Begins, pages 731-737, lists 9 children of Thomas's first marriage to 'Unknown'. Susannah, b. 1638 is not listed there. Does anyone have any evidence she was the daughter of Thomas Gardner-159? Does she belong to someone else, or should her profile be merged into the profile of one of her sisters?
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in Genealogy Help by Kay Wilson G2G6 Pilot (219k points)
Likewise, one of the sources I look at (http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Salem/aBirthsG.shtml) doesn't list a Susannah Gardner ... not that this site is overly complete.
I see I asked this question (on the profile) back in 2013 and no one answered. I'd say detach her, but include a link to her in the narrative. I take that back. It looks like she died within a year. Is that possibly why she wasn't listed by Anderson? Does Salem have VRs for that time period? If she's not there, I'd be tempted to merge her away.
The Salem records Bob indicated don't show any Susannah Gardner born to anyone in that time frame. And a search of American Ancestors database didn't turn up a Susannah Gardner born in Salem at that time. I'll write directly to the PM for her profile to ask if he objects.

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Not that I'm aware of.  Unless someone comes up with a valid source in the next few days, I'd merge her away...
by Darlene Athey-Hill G2G6 Pilot (546k points)
I'll give the PM another couple of days to respond. Thanks for your response!

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