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Dorothy Kent 1666–1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 August 1666

Birth Location: Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 3 June 1727

Death Location: East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Father: James Brown

Mother: Lydia [Brown]

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In 1666, Dorothy Kent entered the world in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to James Brown And Lydia Howland Brown. Dorothy Kent passed away in 1727 in East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1666, Dorothy Kent entered the world in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to James Brown And Lydia Howland Brown.
  • Dorothy Kent passed away in 1727 in East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Dorothy Kent's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Kent
1666–1727
Birth Place: Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
James Brown
1623–1710
England
Lydia (Howland) [Brown]
1633–1711
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
John Howland
1602–1673
Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England
Elizabeth Tilley
1607–1687
Henlow, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Henry Howland
1564–1635
Alice Aires
1567–1629
John Tilley
1571–1621
Joan [TILLEY]
1568–1621
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Howland
1541–1612
Emma Revell
1542–1614
Aires
1540–
1544–
Robert Tilley
1540–1612
Elizabeth
1544–1614
William Hurst
1530–1569
Rose Marshe
1534–1601

Dorothy Kent's Timeline

2 Records

1666
29 August 1666
Birth of Dorothy Kent in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1727
3 June 1727
Age 61
Death of Dorothy Kent in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 August 1666
    Event Place: Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 June 1727
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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