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Colonel Joseph Bridger 1628–1686 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1628

Birth Location: Dursley, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 15 Apr 1686

Death Location: Smithfield, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia

Father: Rev. Archbishop

Mother: Mary Webb

Spouse(s): Hester Pitt

Children(s): Mary Bridges

Colonel Joseph Bridger was born in 1628 in Dursley, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Rev Samuel Lawrence Bridger Archbishop And Mary Margaret Webb. Colonel Joseph Bridger married Hester Pitt, and had children including Mary Marie Bridges. Colonel Joseph Bridger passed away in 1686 in Smithfield, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia.

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Biography

  • Colonel Joseph Bridger was born in 1628 in Dursley, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Rev Samuel Lawrence Bridger Archbishop And Mary Margaret Webb.
  • Colonel Joseph Bridger married Hester Pitt, and had children including Mary Marie Bridges.
  • Colonel Joseph Bridger passed away in 1686 in Smithfield, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia.

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Colonel Bridger's Ancestors

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Colonel Bridger
1628–1686
Birth Place: Dursley, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Rev. Samuel Lawrence Bridger Archbishop
1584–1650
Slimbridge, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England
Mary (Margaret) Webb
1601–1683
Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England
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Colonel Bridger's Descendants

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Colonel (Joseph) Bridger (28 Apr 1628–15 Apr 1686) m. Hester Pitt (1627–9 Jan 1674)
  1. 1. Mary (Marie) Bridges 1645–1710 m. William Pope 1637–1700
    1. 1. Henry (William) Pope 1663–1728 m. Sarah (Ann) Watts 1658–1728
      1. 1. Jacob Pope 1690–1772 m. Mourning (Jane) McKinney 1704–1745
        1. 1. Mourning Pope 1720–1781 m. Jeremiah (Hillard) Jr. 1704–1741

Colonel Bridger's Timeline

2 Records

1628
28 Apr 1628
Birth of Colonel Joseph Bridger in Dursley, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England
Dursley, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England
1686
15 Apr 1686
Age 58
Death of Colonel Joseph Bridger in Smithfield, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia
Smithfield, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1628
    Event Place: Dursley, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2246.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Maryland or Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland or Virginia; Year: 1660; Page Number: 59

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1686
    Event Place: Smithfield, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia

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