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Capt. John Caldwell 1655–1721 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1655

Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 7 Feb 1721

Death Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

Father: Captain Caldwell

Mother: Sarah Dillingham\Caldwell

Spouse(s): Sarah Foster

Children(s): William Caldwell

The story of Capt. John Caldwell began in 1655 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts. Capt. John Caldwell married Sarah Foster, and had children including William Caldwell. Capt. John Caldwell passed away in 1721 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt. John Caldwell began in 1655 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.
  • Capt. John Caldwell married Sarah Foster, and had children including William Caldwell.
  • Capt. John Caldwell passed away in 1721 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Capt. Caldwell's Ancestors

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Capt. Caldwell
1655–1721
Birth Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Parents
Captain John Alexander I Caldwell
1624–1692
Northamptonshire, England; married Sarah Dillingham, an orphan and an heiress of Ipswich, Mass.
Sarah (M.) Dillingham\Caldwell
1634–1722
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America
Grandparents
Sir (John Wallace) Caldwell
1603–1639
Prestwick, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
John (II Henry) Dillingham
1606–1638
Braunstone, Blaby District, Leicestershire, England
Sarah (Caly) Dillingham
1607–1636
Assington, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Calie
1575–1625
Thomasine Searles
1575–1670
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gosse
1545–1615

Capt. Caldwell's Descendants

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Capt. (John) Caldwell (1655–7 Feb 1721) m. Sarah Foster (3 Aug 1665–11 Jul 1722)
  1. 1. William Caldwell 1708–1758 m. Lydia Lull 1714–1797
    1. 1. Hannah Caldwell 1730–1787 m. Thomas Spinney 1732–1760
      1. 1. John (William) Spinney 1752–1842 m. Susanna (Snow) (Spinney) 1762–1841
        1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Spinney 1779–1819 m. Isaac Huskins 1765–1801

Capt. Caldwell's Timeline

2 Records

1655
1655
Birth of Capt. John Caldwell in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
1721
7 Feb 1721
Age 66
Death of Capt. John Caldwell in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1721
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

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