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Anna Swift 1647 – 1680 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Nov 1647

Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 13 Sep 1680

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Thomas Swift

Mother: Elizabeth Capen

Spouse(s): Obadiah Reade

Children(s): Thomas Read

The story of Anna Swift began in 1647 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Anna Swift married Obadiah Reade, and had children including Thomas Read. Anna Swift passed away in 1680 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Anna Swift began in 1647 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Anna Swift married Obadiah Reade, and had children including Thomas Read.
  • Anna Swift passed away in 1680 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Swift
1599 – 1675
Birth Location: England
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Elizabeth Capen
1616 – 1678
Birth Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Obadiah Reade
1640 – 1721
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Thomas Read
1665 – 1727
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Anna Swift's Ancestors

Self
Anna Swift
1647 – 1680
Birth Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Thomas Swift
1599 – 1675
England
Elizabeth Capen
1616 – 1678
Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert Swift
1563 – 1648
Rotherham, Yorkshire, , England
Barnard Capen
1562 – 1638
Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Joan Purchase
1578 – 1653
Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Roger Capen
1534 – 1590
Joanna Urdde
1538 – 1590
Oliver Purchase
1550 – 1633
Thomasine Harris
1556 – 1633
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Webb
1508 – 1534
Catherine Pymm
1512 – 1590
Tinsley Urdde
Lady Blackwell
1510 – 1560
Oliver Purchase
1522 – 1556
Mary Perkins
1528 – 1557
Thomas Harris
1530 – 1623
Joan Purchase
1535 – 1609

Anna Swift's Descendants

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Anna Swift (14 Nov 1647 – 13 Sep 1680) m. Obadiah Reade (31 May 1640 – 19 Feb 1721)
  1. 1. Thomas Read (16 Jul 1665 – 12 Mar 1727) m. Hannah Blanchard (6 December 1658 – 1717)
    1. 1. John Read (22 Mar 1684 – 19 Jan 1767) m. Jane (Jean) Chamberlain (1682 – 1771)
      1. 1. Samuel Read (7 Aug 1711 – 29 March 1781) m. Abigail Cummings (November 1716 – 31 March 1743)
        1. 1. Thomas Read (6 Feb 1732 – 25 October 1823) m. Polly Spaulding

Anna Swift's Timeline

2 Records

1647
14 Nov 1647
Birth of Anna Swift in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1680
13 Sep 1680
Age 33
Death of Anna Swift in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1647
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1680
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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