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Gershom Sexton 1690–1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jul 1690

Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts

Death Date: 26 November 1742

Death Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

Father: George Captain

Mother: Hannah Sexton

Spouse(s): Hannah Sexton, ABIGAIL KING

Children(s): Ebenezer War, Mary Sexton, Gershom Sexton, Jonathan Sexton, Hannah Sexton, Tabitha Sexton, Asael Sexton, Penelope Pease, David Sexton, Jerusha Sexton, Abigail Sexton, Amos Sexton

In 1690, Gershom Sexton entered the world in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, born to George Sexton Ii Captain And Hannah Spencer Sexton. Gershom Sexton married Abigail King, Hannah Pease Miller Sexton, and had children including Abigail Sexton, Amos Sexton, Asael Sexton, David Sexton, Ebenezer Sexton Served In Colonel Nathan Whiting S Connecticut Regiment French And Indian War, Gershom Sexton, Hannah Sexton, Jerusha Chauncey Sexton, Jonathan Sexton, Mary Sexton, Penelope Sexton Mcgregory Pease, Tabitha Sexton. Gershom Sexton passed away in 1742 in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1690, Gershom Sexton entered the world in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, born to George Sexton Ii Captain And Hannah Spencer Sexton.
  • Gershom Sexton married Abigail King, Hannah Pease Miller Sexton, and had children including Abigail Sexton, Amos Sexton, Asael Sexton, David Sexton, Ebenezer Sexton Served In Colonel Nathan Whiting S Connecticut Regiment French And Indian War, Gershom Sexton, Hannah Sexton, Jerusha Chauncey Sexton, Jonathan Sexton, Mary Sexton, Penelope Sexton Mcgregory Pease, Tabitha Sexton.
  • Gershom Sexton passed away in 1742 in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Captain
1658–1698
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
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Hannah Sexton
1653–1715
Birth Location: Hartford County Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Sexton
1694–1742
Birth Location: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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ABIGAIL KING
1686–1714
Birth Location: Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Ebenezer War
1717–1795
Birth Location: Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Mary Sexton
1719–1815
Birth Location: Enfield, Hartford, CT
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Gershom Sexton
1717–1736
Birth Location: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Jonathan Sexton
1725–
Birth Location: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Hannah Sexton
1727–1737
Birth Location: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
HS
Tabitha Sexton
1729–1809
Birth Location: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Asael Sexton
1732–
Birth Location: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
AS
Penelope Pease
1735–1814
Birth Location: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
PP
David Sexton
1725–1749
Birth Location: Enfield, CT
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Jerusha Sexton
1713–1795
Birth Location: wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
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Abigail Sexton
1711–1769
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Amos Sexton
1709–1802
Birth Location: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut
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Gershom Sexton's Ancestors

Self
Gershom Sexton
1690–1742
Birth Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Parents
George Sexton II Captain
1658–1698
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah (Spencer) Sexton
1653–1715
Hartford County Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Sergeant (Thomas Spencer of Stotford, (Widower of Ann Dorryfall) Emmigrant, Sergent in Colonial Militia Hartford Training Band in Pequot War, Co-Founder of Hartford Freeman Puritan) Immigrant
1607–1687
Stotfold, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Sarah Bearding
1623–1685
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Ensign I
1576–1646
Alice Whitbread
1578–1628
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Spencer
1531–1583
Lady Whitebread
1538–1599

Gershom Sexton's Descendants

1.
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Gershom Sexton (25 Jul 1690–26 November 1742) m. Hannah ((Pease) Miller) Sexton (12 June 1694–26 November 1742) m. ABIGAIL KING (31 Jan 1686–1714)
  1. 1. Ebenezer (Sexton Served in Colonel Nathan Whiting's Connecticut Regiment French and Indian) War 1717–1795 m. Eunice Benham 1723–1758
    1. 1. Eunice Sexton 1745–1788 m. Heman Higgins 1740–1778
      1. 1. Jehiel Higgins 1774–1850 m. Rachel Hungerford 1776–1831
        1. 1. Dorcas Higgins 1804–1866 m. Seymour (Scoville) LCTN-L1H 1804–1877
      2. 2. John Higgins 1769–
      3. 3. Lucinda Higgins 1771–
    2. 2. Sarah Sexton 1754–
    3. 3. Lydia Sexton 1752–
    4. 4. Jerusha Sexton 1751–
    5. 5. Jehiel Saxton 1743–1789
  2. 2. Mary Sexton 1719–1815
  3. 3. Gershom Sexton 1717–1736
  4. 4. Jonathan Sexton 1725–
  5. 5. Hannah Sexton 1727–1737
  6. 6. Tabitha Sexton 1729–1809
  7. 7. Asael Sexton 1732–
  8. 8. Penelope (Sexton McGregory) Pease 1735–1814
  9. 9. David Sexton 1725–1749
  10. 10. Jerusha (Chauncey) Sexton 1713–1795
  11. 11. Abigail Sexton 1711–1769
  12. 12. Amos Sexton 1709–1802

Gershom Sexton's Timeline

3 Records

1690
25 Jul 1690
Birth of Gershom Sexton in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
1708
20 Jan 1708
Age 18
Gershom Sexton was married in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1742
26 November 1742
Age 52
Death of Gershom Sexton in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1690
    Event Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1708
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 November 1742
    Event Place: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
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