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James Sears 1704–1791

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Birth Date: March 30, 1704

Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: March 17, 1791

Death Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Father:

Mother: Sarah Crosby

The story of James Sears began in 1704 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. James Sears married Desire Tobey, and had children including David Sears. James Sears passed away in 1791 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Why This Is a Public Tree Person

This person was detected across multiple family trees uploaded by different tree owners in the YourRoots network. Using our proprietary algorithm and AI tools, we evaluate matching based on name, birth/death dates and locations, and parents/descendants matching.

Full name consistent across 5 independent trees
Birth year and location consistent across 5 trees
Death year and location consistent across 5 trees

Reliability Score

This score reflects the reliability of the source family tree. A high rating indicates a trustworthy source with strong data consistency.

Reliability Score:
B
Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)

Verification checklist:

  • Record available
  • Descendant's record available
  • Star tree owner

Immediate Family

Parents

Sarah Crosby
1667–1706
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Spouse(s)

Children

Biography

Early Life

The story of James Sears began in 1704 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

Family

James Sears married Desire Tobey, and had children including David Sears.

Later Years

James Sears passed away in 1791 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

Sources

  1. 1
    Census 1790 United States Federal Census
  2. 2
    Record Geneanet Community Trees Index
  3. 3
    Burial Records Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
  4. 4
    Vital Records Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
  5. 5
    Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
  6. 6
    Record U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
  7. 7
    Record North America, Family Histories
  8. 8
    Vital Records Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
  9. 9
    Probate/Wills Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
  10. 10
    Church Records Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts
  11. 11
    Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave Index
  12. 12
    Military Rhode Island Colonial War Servicemen, 1740-62
  13. 13
    Burial Records Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and Other Select Burial Locations
  14. 14
    Family Tree Ancestry Family Trees
  15. 15
    Record Tobey (Tobie, Toby) genealogy : Thomas, of Sandwich and James, of Kittery and their descendants

Life Timeline

1704
Born in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1704
Born in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1791
Died in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1791
Died in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

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Sarah Crosby
1667–1706 · Parent
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