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Henry Hitt 1648–1689 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1648

Birth Location: Devon, England

Death Date: 1689

Death Location: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Samuell Hitt

Mother: Debra Churchay

Spouse(s): Sarah Bassett

Children(s): Henry II

The story of Henry Hitt began in 1648 in Devon, England. Henry Hitt married Sarah Bassett, and had children including Henry Hitt Ii. Henry Hitt passed away in 1689 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Hitt began in 1648 in Devon, England.
  • Henry Hitt married Sarah Bassett, and had children including Henry Hitt Ii.
  • Henry Hitt passed away in 1689 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Henry Hitt's Ancestors

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Henry Hitt
1648–1689
Birth Place: Devon, England
Parents
Samuell Hitt
1631–
St Magnus The Martyr, London, England
Debra Churchay
1626–
Echihampton, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Jonathan (Rowland) Hitt
1600–
England
Anne (S) Starmer
1575–
England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Hitt
1580–
Ann Hitt
1575–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Hitt's Descendants

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Henry Hitt (1648–1689) m. Sarah Bassett (1644–Abt. 1705)
  1. 1. Henry (Hitt) II 1682–1732 m. Hannah Towner 1690–1778
    1. 1. Henry (Hitt) III 1726–1764
      1. 1. Catherine (Pamphilia) Hitt 1762–1813 m. William Holliday 1750–1855
        1. 1. Jane (Ann) Holliday 1796–1866 m. John (Adam Shaver (Shaffer)) III 1792–1869

Henry Hitt's Timeline

2 Records

1648
1648
Birth of Henry Hitt in Devon, England
Devon, England
1689
1689
Age 41
Death of Henry Hitt in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1689
    Event Place: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

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