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George Sexton 1632–1690 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1632

Birth Location: Diocese of Limerick, Munster, Ireland

Death Date: 31 OCT 1690

Death Location: Westfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Father: James Sexton

Mother: Mary Burbank

Spouse(s): Katherine Cowing

Children(s): Joseph Sexton

George Sexton was born in 1632 in Diocese of Limerick, Munster, Ireland, the child of James Sexton And Mary Burbank. George Sexton married Katherine Cowing, and had children including Joseph Sexton. George Sexton passed away in 1690 in Westfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • George Sexton was born in 1632 in Diocese of Limerick, Munster, Ireland, the child of James Sexton And Mary Burbank.
  • George Sexton married Katherine Cowing, and had children including Joseph Sexton.
  • George Sexton passed away in 1690 in Westfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sexton
1604–1669
Birth Location: Diocese of Limerick, Munster, Ireland
JS
Mary Burbank
1608–1640
Birth Location: Limerick, Munster, Ireland
MB

Spouses(s)

Katherine Cowing
1636–1689
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
KC

Children(s)

Joseph Sexton
1666–1742
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
JS

George Sexton's Ancestors

Self
George Sexton
1632–1690
Birth Place: Diocese of Limerick, Munster, Ireland
Parents
James Sexton
1604–1669
Diocese of Limerick, Munster, Ireland
Mary Burbank
1608–1640
Limerick, Munster, Ireland
Grandparents
Stephen Sexton
1584–1636
Limerick, Munster, Ireland
Alson White
1588–1650
County Limerick, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Edmond Sexton
1564–
Katherine Arthur
1562–1584
Dominick White
1552–
Alice White
1557–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Morris Jr
1544–1567
Christian Nagle
1548–1567
Robert Arthur
1540–
Ellis Slackpool
1535–

George Sexton's Descendants

1.
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George Sexton (1632–31 OCT 1690) m. Katherine Cowing (1636–19 SEP 1689)
  1. 1. Joseph Sexton 1666–1742 m. Hannah Wright 1669–1742
    1. 1. Gersham Sexton 1690–1742 m. Abigail King 1687–1714
      1. 1. Amos Sexton 1709–1802 m. Elizabeth Morris 1706–1781
        1. 1. Abigail Sexton 1732–1824 m. Jacob Farrington 1729–1808
    2. 2. Joseph Sexton 1694–1790 m. Sarah Parsons 1705–1747
      1. 1. Miriam Sexton 1737–1799 m. David Bliss 1722–1760

George Sexton's Timeline

2 Records

1632
1632
Birth of George Sexton in Diocese of Limerick, Munster, Ireland
Diocese of Limerick, Munster, Ireland
1690
31 OCT 1690
Age 58
Death of George Sexton in Westfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Westfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Diocese of Limerick, Munster, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 11 March 2019, 03:10), entry for George Sexton(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LCBW-NG6
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), George Saxton in entry for Benjamin Saxton, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 185,469.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book: Family - "Saxton-Rea, an American Family and Its Ancestors", William Carl Strasser, Jr, Shepherdstown, West Virginia: W C Strasser (1999), Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book: Family - "Colonel William S Marsh of Manchester, Vermont, 1738-1816, and His Descendants", Bruce C Stinson, Alliston, Ontario: Bruce C Stinson (1996), Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book: Family - "Early Sexton Roots in America", Velma Odeal Gehrke, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 11 March 2019, 03:10), entry for George Sexton(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LCBW-NG6
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), George Saxton in entry for Benjamin Saxton, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 185,469.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book: Family - "Saxton-Rea, an American Family and Its Ancestors", William Carl Strasser, Jr, Shepherdstown, West Virginia: W C Strasser (1999), Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book: Family - "Colonel William S Marsh of Manchester, Vermont, 1738-1816, and His Descendants", Bruce C Stinson, Alliston, Ontario: Bruce C Stinson (1996), Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book: Family - "Early Sexton Roots in America", Velma Odeal Gehrke, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 OCT 1690
    Event Place: Westfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 11 March 2019, 03:10), entry for George Sexton(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LCBW-NG6
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), George Saxton in entry for Benjamin Saxton, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 185,469.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book: Family - "Saxton-Rea, an American Family and Its Ancestors", William Carl Strasser, Jr, Shepherdstown, West Virginia: W C Strasser (1999), Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book: Family - "Colonel William S Marsh of Manchester, Vermont, 1738-1816, and His Descendants", Bruce C Stinson, Alliston, Ontario: Bruce C Stinson (1996), Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book: Family - "Early Sexton Roots in America", Velma Odeal Gehrke, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree
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