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ESTHER (HESTER) WILLIS 1703 – 1765 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jan 1703

Birth Location: Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 18 Jun 1765

Death Location: Lunenburg, Massachusetts

Father: John (Willowes)

Mother: Esther Gardner

Spouse(s): Nathaniel Heywood

Children(s): Captain HEYWOOD

ESTHER (HESTER) WILLIS was born in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts in 1703, to John Willis (Willowes) and Esther Gardner. Later in life, ESTHER (HESTER) WILLIS married Nathaniel "Nathan" Heywood; among their children were Captain Zimri HEYWOOD. ESTHER (HESTER) WILLIS died in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, 1765.

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Parents

John (Willowes)
1671 – 1755
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Esther Gardner
1672 – 1774
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nathaniel Heywood
1698 – 1781
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
NH

Children(s)

Captain HEYWOOD
1731 – 1798
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Worcester, MA
CH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 16 Jan 1703
    Event Place: Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 18 Jun 1765
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Massachusetts
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