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Dorcas Samson 1698–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1698

Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1778

Death Location: Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Stephen Samson

Mother: Elizabeth Sprague

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Children(s):

The story of Dorcas Samson began in 1698 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America. Dorcas Samson passed away in 1778 in Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorcas Samson began in 1698 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.
  • Dorcas Samson passed away in 1778 in Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Dorcas Samson's Ancestors

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Dorcas Samson
1698–1778
Birth Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Parents
Stephen Samson
1638–1715
Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America
Elizabeth Sprague
1655–1714
Grandparents
Henry (Rollins) Samson
1604–1684
Luton, Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Ann Plummer
1615–1684
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Samson
–1638
Martha Cooper
1577–1654
Francis Plummer
1594–1673
Elizabeth Metcalf
1600–1640
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Samson
1549–1598
Joane Turner
1553–1640
Jeffrey Metcalf
1565–1650
Elizabeth Ward
1570–1630

Dorcas Samson's Timeline

3 Records

1698
1698
Birth of Dorcas Samson in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1777
Aft 12 Dec 1777
Age 79
Death of Dorcas Samson
None
1778
1778
Age 80
Burial of Dorcas Samson in Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States of America
Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1698
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 12 Apr 2024), entry for Stephen Samson, person ID L7GG-175.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft 12 Dec 1777
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 12 Apr 2024), entry for Stephen Samson, person ID L7GG-175.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 12 Apr 2024), entry for Stephen Samson, person ID L7GG-175.

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