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Jacob Adams 1685 – 1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 January 1685

Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford Co. Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 28 October 1756

Death Location: Suffield, Hartford Co. Connecticut, USA

Father: Jacob Adams

Mother: Anna Allen

Spouse(s): Mercy Gillett

Children(s): Jacob Adams, John Adams, Mercy Adams, Agnes Adams, Elizabeth Adams, Rachel Adams

In 1685, Jacob Adams entered the world in Suffield, Hartford Co. Connecticut, USA, born to Jacob Adams and Anna Allen. Jacob Adams married Mercy Gillett, and had children including Jacob Adams, John Adams, Mercy Adams, Agnes Adams, Elizabeth Adams, Rachel Adams. Jacob Adams passed away in 1756 in Suffield, Hartford Co. Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1685, Jacob Adams entered the world in Suffield, Hartford Co. Connecticut, USA, born to Jacob Adams and Anna Allen.
  • Jacob Adams married Mercy Gillett, and had children including Jacob Adams, John Adams, Mercy Adams, Agnes Adams, Elizabeth Adams, Rachel Adams.
  • Jacob Adams passed away in 1756 in Suffield, Hartford Co. Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacob Adams's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Adams
1685 – 1756
Birth Place: Suffield, Hartford Co. Connecticut, USA
Parents
Jacob Adams
1651 – 1717
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Anna Allen
1656 – 1694
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Edward Allen
1634 – 1696
Suffield-Ipswich, England
Sarah Kimball
1635 – 1696
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Allen
1609 – 1708
Madery Greete
1600 – 1712
Richard Kimball
1595 – 1675
Ursula Scott
1595 – 1675
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Allen
1581 – 1653
Anne Chapman
1580 – 1657
John Greete
Margaretha Gret
Thomas Scott
1560 – 1624
Ursula Scott

Jacob Adams's Descendants

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Jacob Adams (27 January 1685 – 28 October 1756) m. Mercy Gillett (31 Jan 1682 – 28 October 1756)
  1. 1. Jacob Adams (15 Nov 1703 – 24 Sep 1768)
  2. 2. John Adams (18 Aug 1705 – 25 Aug 1707)
  3. 3. Mercy Adams (19 Feb 1709 – )
  4. 4. Agnes Adams (4 February 1710 – 2 October 1754)
  5. 5. Elizabeth Adams (15 Jun 1715 – )
  6. 6. Rachel Adams (4 Sep 1725 – )

Jacob Adams's Timeline

6 Records

1685
27 January 1685
Birth of Jacob Adams in Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
1685
27 January 1685
Birth of Jacob Adams in Suffield, Hartford Co. Connecticut, USA
Suffield, Hartford Co. Connecticut, USA
1737
14 Sep 1737
Age 52
Jacob Adams was baptized in Bruera, Cheshire, England
Bruera, Cheshire, England
1756
28 October 1756
Age 71
Death of Jacob Adams in Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
1756
28 October 1756
Age 71
Death of Jacob Adams in Suffield, Hartford Co. Connecticut, USA
Suffield, Hartford Co. Connecticut, USA
1756
14 Sep 1756
Age 71
Jacob Adams - Probate in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 January 1685
    Event Place: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: England or America; Year: 1709; Page Number: 121
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 72.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RTR
    [5] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: A genealogical history of Robert Adams of Newbury Mass and his descendants 1635-1900

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 January 1685
    Event Place: Suffield, Hartford Co. Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1737
    Event Place: Bruera, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, 1564-1837, PRS, Register of Bruera Church, Chester, 1662-1812, vol 67; Author: Ed: W Irvine; Publication Date: 1910

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1709
    Event Place: England or America
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: England or America; Year: 1709; Page Number: 121

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 October 1756
    Event Place: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, Author: Connecticut. Probate Court (Hartford District); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: A genealogical history of Robert Adams of Newbury Mass and his descendants 1635-1900

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 October 1756
    Event Place: Suffield, Hartford Co. Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1756
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, Author: Connecticut. Probate Court (Hartford District); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut

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