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Dorcas Wallis 1661–1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1661

Birth Location: Casco Bay, Cumberland, Maine, United States

Death Date: 2 Feb 1754

Death Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John Wallis

Mother: Mary Shepard

Spouse(s): John Lane

Children(s): John Lane, Sarah LANE, Mary Lane, James LANE, David LANE, Josiah LANE, Hephzibah Lane, Joseph LANE, Benjamin Lane, Dorcas Lane, Deborah LANE, Job LANE, Deborah Lane, Mary Lane, Sarah Lane, James Lane, John Layne

The story of Dorcas Wallis began in 1661 in Casco Bay, Cumberland, Maine, United States. Dorcas Wallis married John Lane, and had children including Benjamin Lane, David Lane, Deborah Lane, Dorcas Lane, Hephzibah Lane, James Lane, Job Lane, John Lane, John Layne, Joseph Lane, Josiah Lane, Mary Lane, Sarah Lane. Dorcas Wallis passed away in 1754 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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  • The story of Dorcas Wallis began in 1661 in Casco Bay, Cumberland, Maine, United States.
  • Dorcas Wallis married John Lane, and had children including Benjamin Lane, David Lane, Deborah Lane, Dorcas Lane, Hephzibah Lane, James Lane, Job Lane, John Lane, John Layne, Joseph Lane, Josiah Lane, Mary Lane, Sarah Lane.
  • Dorcas Wallis passed away in 1754 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Dorcas Wallis's Ancestors

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Dorcas Wallis
1661–1754
Birth Place: Casco Bay, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Parents
John Wallis
1635–1690
Cornwall, England
Mary (Phippen) Shepard
1643–1690
Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Nathaniel Wallis
1606–1709
Cornwall, England
Margaret Rogers
1614–1711
Truro, Cornwall, England
Joseph Phippen
1620–1687
Weymouth, Dorset, England
Dorcas (Dorothy) Wood
1623–1692
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas Wallis's Descendants

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Dorcas Wallis (1661–2 Feb 1754) m. John Lane (1653–24 Jan 1738)
  1. 1. John Lane 1688–1724 m. Mary Riggs 1696–1742
    1. 1. David Layne 1722–1777 m. Abigail (Lane) Norwood 1696–1814 m. Deliverence Pool 1727–1800
      1. 1. Capt (David) Lane 1750–1825
      2. 2. Mary Layne 1747–
      3. 3. Thomasin (OR Tammy) Layne 1749–1780
      4. 4. John Layne 1745–
      5. 5. Susanna Layne 1744–1828
      6. 6. Abigail Layne 1757–
      7. 7. Sarah Layne 1764–1792
      8. 8. Elizabeth Layne 1752–
    2. 2. Patience Lane 1715–1715
    3. 3. Sarah Lane 1716–1792
    4. 4. Dorcas Lane 1719–1740
    5. 5. Mary Lane 1714–1787
    6. 6. Comfort Lane 1724–1737
    7. 7. Ruth Lane 1718–1718
    8. 8. John Lane 1721–1721
  2. 2. Sarah LANE 1690–1715
  3. 3. Mary Lane 1696–1792
  4. 4. James LANE 1690–1751
  5. 5. David LANE 1686–1687
  6. 6. Josiah LANE 1682–1743
  7. 7. Hephzibah Lane 1694–1732
  8. 8. Joseph LANE 1698–1743
  9. 9. Benjamin Lane 1700–1773
  10. 10. Dorcas Lane 1692–
  11. 11. Deborah LANE 1703–1729
  12. 12. Job LANE 1705–1795
  13. 13. Deborah Lane 1703–1779
  14. 14. Mary Lane 1696–1715
  15. 15. Sarah Lane 1680–1760
  16. 16. James Lane 1703–1729
  17. 17. John Layne 1685–1754

Dorcas Wallis's Timeline

2 Records

1661
1661
Birth of Dorcas Wallis in Casco Bay, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Casco Bay, Cumberland, Maine, United States
1754
2 Feb 1754
Age 93
Death of Dorcas Wallis in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1661
    Event Place: Casco Bay, Cumberland, Maine, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1754
    Event Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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