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Gershom Sexton 1687–1716 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1687

Birth Location: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1 Jun 1716

Death Location: Newton Queens, Livingston, New York, USA

Father: Joseph Sexton

Mother: Hannah Wright

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The story of Gershom Sexton began in 1687 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Gershom Sexton passed away in 1716 in Newton Queens, Livingston, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Gershom Sexton began in 1687 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
  • Gershom Sexton passed away in 1716 in Newton Queens, Livingston, New York, USA.

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Gershom Sexton's Ancestors

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Gershom Sexton
1687–1716
Birth Place: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Joseph Sexton
1666–1742
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Hannah Wright
1669–1742
Springfield, Hampden, Province of Massachusetts Bay Colony, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Capt. (George) Sexton
1618–1690
Limerick, Munster, Ireland
Catherine Bird-Cowing
1631–1689
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Sexton
1604–1669
Unknown
1608–1636
James Cowing
1600–
Catherine Cowing
1600–1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Ellis
1585–1645
Johane Norris
1590–1610

Gershom Sexton's Timeline

2 Records

1687
1687
Birth of Gershom Sexton in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1716
1 Jun 1716
Age 29
Death of Gershom Sexton in Newton Queens, Livingston, New York, USA
Newton Queens, Livingston, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1687
    Event Place: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1716
    Event Place: Newton Queens, Livingston, New York, USA

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