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Hannah James 1628–1697 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1628

Birth Location: Redenhall, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 21 Jun 1697

Death Location: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Edmund James

Mother: Reana Harnett

Spouse(s): John Willson

Children(s): Benjamin Willson

The story of Hannah James began in 1628 in Redenhall, Norfolk, England. Hannah James married John Willson, and had children including Benjamin Willson. Hannah James passed away in 1697 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Hannah James began in 1628 in Redenhall, Norfolk, England.
  • Hannah James married John Willson, and had children including Benjamin Willson.
  • Hannah James passed away in 1697 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Hannah James's Ancestors

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Hannah James
1628–1697
Birth Place: Redenhall, Norfolk, England
Parents
Edmund James
1610–1635
Northamptonshire, England
Reana Harnett
1614–1675
Earl's Barton, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Edward Harnett
1566–1637
Thanet, St Lawrence, Kent, England
Mary Lytherer
1561–1630
Saint Laurence, Ramsgate, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Harnett
1544–1637
Maria Whitfield
1548–1569
Thomas Lytherer
1530–1587
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Whitfield
1510–1585
Elizabeth Stacy
1522–1569
Thomas Lytherer
1500–1560
Anne Crispe
1505–1560

Hannah James's Descendants

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Hannah James (1628–21 Jun 1697) m. John Willson (1632–2 Jul 1687)
  1. 1. Benjamin Willson 1670–1750 m. Elizabeth Sprague 1674–1731
    1. 1. Rebeckah Willson 1701–1776 m. Joseph Whiton 1686–1777
      1. 1. Elizabeth Whiton 1729–1824 m. John Cummings 1726–1823
        1. 1. Simeon Cummings 1764–1806 m. Naomi Lilly 1765–1848

Hannah James's Timeline

2 Records

1628
1628
Birth of Hannah James in Redenhall, Norfolk, England
Redenhall, Norfolk, England
1697
21 Jun 1697
Age 69
Death of Hannah James in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1628
    Event Place: Redenhall, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1697
    Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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