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Capt Deacon Jonathan ADAMS 1655–1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 04, 1655

Birth Location: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: Jan 24, 1718

Death Location: Medfield, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Father: Ensign ADAMS

Mother: Lydia Penniman

Spouse(s): Mary Ellis

Children(s): Jonathan ADAMS, Lydia Adams, Mary Adams, Jonathan Adams

In 1655, Capt Deacon Jonathan ADAMS entered the world in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, born to Ensign Edward Adams And Lydia Rockwood Penniman. Capt Deacon Jonathan ADAMS married Mary Ellis, and had children including Jonathan Adams, Lydia Adams, Mary Adams. Capt Deacon Jonathan ADAMS passed away in 1718 in Medfield, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1655, Capt Deacon Jonathan ADAMS entered the world in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, born to Ensign Edward Adams And Lydia Rockwood Penniman.
  • Capt Deacon Jonathan ADAMS married Mary Ellis, and had children including Jonathan Adams, Lydia Adams, Mary Adams.
  • Capt Deacon Jonathan ADAMS passed away in 1718 in Medfield, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Capt ADAMS's Ancestors

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Capt ADAMS
1655–1718
Birth Place: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Ensign Edward ADAMS
1629–1716
Kings Weston, Somerset, England
Lydia (Rockwood) Penniman
1634–1676
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Edith Squire
1587–1672
Charlton, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt ADAMS's Descendants

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Capt (Deacon Jonathan) ADAMS (Apr 04, 1655–Jan 24, 1718) m. Mary Ellis (Sep 26, 1660–1717)
  1. 1. Jonathan ADAMS 1679–1694
  2. 2. Lydia Adams 1689–1691
  3. 3. Mary Adams 1681–1724
  4. 4. Jonathan Adams 1696–1776

Capt ADAMS's Timeline

3 Records

1655
Apr 04, 1655
Birth of Capt Deacon Jonathan ADAMS in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
1678
Mar 20, 1678
Age 23
Capt Deacon Jonathan ADAMS was married in Medfield, Norfork, Massachusetts
Medfield, Norfork, Massachusetts
1718
Jan 24, 1718
Age 63
Death of Capt Deacon Jonathan ADAMS in Medfield, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Medfield, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 04, 1655
    Event Place: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1655; Birth city: Medfield; Birth state: MA.
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1725.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DP1.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Mar 20, 1678
    Event Place: Medfield, Norfork, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] American Marriages Before 1699
    [2] Massachusetts, Town Marriage Records
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1655; Birth city: Medfield; Birth state: MA.
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1725.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DP1.
    [5] Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: A genealogical history of Henry Adams, of Braintree, Mass., and his descendants : also John Adams, of Cambridge, Mass., 1632-18

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 24, 1718
    Event Place: Medfield, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town Death Records
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1655; Birth city: Medfield; Birth state: MA.

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