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Dorothy Willard 1606–1671 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1606

Birth Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 11 Sep 1671

Death Location: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Joshua Willard

Mother: Mary Eglesfield

Spouse(s): Walter Edmunds

Children(s): Lady Edmonds

The story of Dorothy Willard began in 1606 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Dorothy Willard married Walter Edmunds, and had children including Lady Mary Edmonds. Dorothy Willard passed away in 1671 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Willard began in 1606 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England.
  • Dorothy Willard married Walter Edmunds, and had children including Lady Mary Edmonds.
  • Dorothy Willard passed away in 1671 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Dorothy Willard's Ancestors

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Dorothy Willard
1606–1671
Birth Place: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Joshua Willard
1580–1644
Hormonden, Kent, England
Mary Eglesfield
1585–1660
Horsemonden, Kent, England
Grandparents
George (Willard) (Immigrant)
1555–1659
Hormonden, Kent, England
Alie (Sadler) (Immigrant)
1560–
Newport, Buckinghamshire, England
Thomas Eglesfield
1560–
Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Symon VGR
1558–1584
Elizabeth Whitman
1535–1599
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Willard
1500–1558
Hannah Framingham
1502–1587

Dorothy Willard's Descendants

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Dorothy Willard (1606–11 Sep 1671) m. Walter Edmunds (1602–13 July 1667)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary) Edmonds 1625–1711 m. Luke Potter 1608–1697
    1. 1. Dorothy Potter 1650–1752 m. MAJ. (Noah) Brooks 1656–1738
      1. 1. Ebenezer Brooks 1691–1768 m. Sarah Fletcher 1690–1775
        1. 1. Captain (Noah) Brooks 1715–1805 m. Sarah Willard 1718–1805

Dorothy Willard's Timeline

2 Records

1606
1606
Birth of Dorothy Willard in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
1671
11 Sep 1671
Age 65
Death of Dorothy Willard in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1606
    Event Place: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1671
    Event Place: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

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