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Jacob Hanks 1717–1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1717

Birth Location: Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1799

Death Location: Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Benjamin Sr.

Mother: Abigail Heiford

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Jacob Hanks was born in 1717 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Benjamin Hanks Sr And Abigail Heiford. Jacob Hanks passed away in 1799 in Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Hanks was born in 1717 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Benjamin Hanks Sr And Abigail Heiford.
  • Jacob Hanks passed away in 1799 in Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA.

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Jacob Hanks's Ancestors

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Jacob Hanks
1717–1799
Birth Place: Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Benjamin Hanks Sr.
1665–1755
Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire, England
Abigail Heiford
1678–1726
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Joseph Hanks
1630–
Stowe, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Mrs. (Joseph) Hanks
1634–
Donnington, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
John Heiford
1650–1708
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Heyford
1620–1710
Abigail Albin
1629–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thankful Heyford
1594–1640
Mercy Crocker
1601–1666

Jacob Hanks's Timeline

2 Records

1717
1717
Birth of Jacob Hanks in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1799
1799
Age 82
Death of Jacob Hanks in Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1717
    Event Place: Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1799
    Event Place: Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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