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Dorcas Wallis 1658–1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1658

Birth Location: Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)

Death Date: 2 FEB 1754

Death Location: Gloucester, Massachusetts (Essex)

Father: John Wallis

Mother: Mary Shepard

Spouse(s): John Lane

Children(s): James Lane

The story of Dorcas Wallis began in 1658 in Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland). Dorcas Wallis married John Lane, and had children including James Lane. Dorcas Wallis passed away in 1754 in Gloucester, Massachusetts (Essex).

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Biography

  • The story of Dorcas Wallis began in 1658 in Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland).
  • Dorcas Wallis married John Lane, and had children including James Lane.
  • Dorcas Wallis passed away in 1754 in Gloucester, Massachusetts (Essex).

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Dorcas Wallis's Ancestors

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Dorcas Wallis
1658–1754
Birth Place: Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)
Parents
John Wallis
1632–1690
St.Ewe, Cornwall Co., England
Mary Shepard
1627–1690
Morwenstow, Cornwall Co., England
Grandparents
Nathaniel Wallis
1610–1709
Truro, Cornwall Co., England
Margaret Rogers
1614–1711
Egloskerry, Cornwall Co., England
John Shepard
1597–
Morwenstow, Cornwall Co., England
Joan Stamberie
1601–
Morwenstow, Cornwall Co., England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas Wallis's Descendants

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Dorcas Wallis (1658–2 FEB 1754) m. John Lane (DEC 1652–24 JAN 1738)
  1. 1. James Lane 1680–1751 m. Judith Woodbury 1686–1770 m. Ruth Riggs 1690–1711 m. Rachel York 1690–
    1. 1. William Lane 1716–1759 m. Lydia Griffin 1717–1756
      1. 1. Sarah Lane 1738–1790 m. James Parsons 1722–1790
        1. 1. Andrew Parsons 1765–1840 m. Elinor Gammage 1767–1855

Dorcas Wallis's Timeline

3 Records

1658
1658
Birth of Dorcas Wallis in Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)
Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)
1754
1754
Age 96
Burial of Dorcas Wallis in Cove Hill Cemetery, Gloucester, Massachusetts (Essex)
Cove Hill Cemetery, Gloucester, Massachusetts (Essex)
1754
2 FEB 1754
Age 96
Death of Dorcas Wallis in Gloucester, Massachusetts (Essex)
Gloucester, Massachusetts (Essex)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1658
    Event Place: Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Jeffrey Sprague, [email protected]. Imported on 31 March 2020.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: Cove Hill Cemetery, Gloucester, Massachusetts (Essex)
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Jeffrey Sprague, [email protected]. Imported on 31 March 2020.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 FEB 1754
    Event Place: Gloucester, Massachusetts (Essex)
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Jeffrey Sprague, [email protected]. Imported on 31 March 2020.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Jeffrey Sprague, [email protected]. Imported on 31 March 2020.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Jeffrey Sprague, [email protected]. Imported on 31 March 2020.

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