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Frances Willis 1688–1746 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 August 1688

Birth Location: Dorchester County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 15 June 1746

Death Location: Dorchester County, Maryland, USA

Father: Richard Willis

Mother: Frances Ellon

Spouse(s): Edward Newton

Children(s): Frances Newton

Frances Willis was born in 1688 in Dorchester County, Maryland, USA, the child of Richard Willis And Frances Ellon. Frances Willis married Edward James Newton, and had children including Frances Newton. Frances Willis passed away in 1746 in Dorchester County, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Frances Willis was born in 1688 in Dorchester County, Maryland, USA, the child of Richard Willis And Frances Ellon.
  • Frances Willis married Edward James Newton, and had children including Frances Newton.
  • Frances Willis passed away in 1746 in Dorchester County, Maryland, USA.

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Frances Willis's Ancestors

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Frances Willis
1688–1746
Birth Place: Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
Parents
Richard Willis
1645–1687
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Frances Ellon
1650–1729
Dorchester, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Richard ((Eng) Willis) (Wyllys)
1613–1645
Somerset, England
Mabell (Nicholson) Allon\Ellon
1634–1697
Morland, Westmorland, England
Richard Allen
1635–1676
Morland, Westmorland, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Frances Willis's Descendants

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Frances Willis (7 August 1688–15 June 1746) m. Edward (James) Newton (1684–17 June 1730)
  1. 1. Frances Newton 1706–1783 m. Henry Cannon 1704–1782
    1. 1. CHARLES CANNON 1730–1787 m. Esther Parker 1742–1781
      1. 1. Henry Cannon 1773–1811 m. Agnes (D.) Coshow 1780–1830
        1. 1. Margaret ("Peggy") Cannon 1804–1833 m. James Whaley 1791–1882
        2. 2. Nancy Cannon 1808–

Frances Willis's Timeline

3 Records

1688
7 August 1688
Birth of Frances Willis in Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
1705
1705
Age 17
Frances Willis was married in Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
1746
15 June 1746
Age 58
Death of Frances Willis in Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
Dorchester County, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 August 1688
    Event Place: Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 June 1746
    Event Place: Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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