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Deacon Gersham Palmer 1644–1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jun 1644

Birth Location: Seacuncke Plantation, Ancient Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA (Now a part of Rhode Island)

Death Date: 27 Sep 1718

Death Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA

Father: Sir Palmer

Mother: Rebecca Short

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The story of Deacon Gersham Palmer began in 1644 in Seacuncke Plantation, Ancient Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA (Now a part of Rhode Island). Deacon Gersham Palmer passed away in 1718 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Deacon Gersham Palmer began in 1644 in Seacuncke Plantation, Ancient Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA (Now a part of Rhode Island).
  • Deacon Gersham Palmer passed away in 1718 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.

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Deacon Palmer's Ancestors

Self
Deacon Palmer
1644–1718
Birth Place: Seacuncke Plantation, Ancient Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA (Now a part of Rhode Island)
Parents
Sir Walter Palmer
1585–1661
Parham, Somerset, England /Yetminster, Dorsetshire, England
Rebecca (Elizabeth) Short
1607–1671
Charlestown, Suffolkshire, England
Grandparents
John (William Palmer, Sir Knight, Esq (11GGF) (Immigrant) (1544-1631) Massaschusetts Bay Colony) Esq
1544–1661
Parham, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth ((Eleanor) Verney- Palmer de) Fairfield
1557–1592
Fairfield, Stoke Courey, shire, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Palmer
1525–1575
Mary Palmer
1510–1555
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Deacon Palmer's Timeline

2 Records

1644
16 Jun 1644
Birth of Deacon Gersham Palmer in Seacuncke Plantation, Ancient Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA (Now a part of Rhode Island)
Seacuncke Plantation, Ancient Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA (Now a part of Rhode Island)
1718
27 Sep 1718
Age 74
Death of Deacon Gersham Palmer in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1644
    Event Place: Seacuncke Plantation, Ancient Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA (Now a part of Rhode Island)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1718
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA

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