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Samuel Rider 1695–1781

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Born 4 Feb 1695 · Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Died 12 Aug 1781 · Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father John Rider

Mother Hester Hall

Spouse Rebecca Winslow

Children Bethiah Rider, John Rider, Samuel Rider

Siblings Bethia Eldred, Hester Rider

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American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) England & Wales, Christening Index, … England, Select Deaths and Burials, … Geneanet Community Trees Index Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital … U.S., Find a Grave® Index, … U.S., Sons of the American … Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. … Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and … Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages Ancestry Family Tree

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Samuel Rider was born in 1695 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, the child of john rider and hester hall. Samuel Rider married rebecca winslow, and had children including bethiah rider, john rider, samuel rider. Samuel Rider passed away in 1781 in Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Record American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
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Baptism Records England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
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Burial Records England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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Record Geneanet Community Trees Index
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Vital Records Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
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Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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Record U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
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Record Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
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Vital Records Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
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Birth Records Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records
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Marriage Records Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages
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1695

Birth of Samuel Rider in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

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1733

Samuel Rider was baptized in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England

Baptism

1781

Death of Samuel Rider in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

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Oldest Ancestor Line from Samuel Rider

This ancestor line traces from Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England (1120) to Yarmouth, Massachusetts, USA (1695) across 19 generations.

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: Samuel Rider (1695–1781) was born in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA and died in Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (A) based on cross-tree validation.
: Right now, 2 researchers on YourRoots have Samuel in their trees. They're working independently, so connecting with them is a good way to cross-check your records and find things you might have missed. You can also explore the ancestor migration map that traces 19 generations of this lineage geographically.
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