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Jacob Hanks 1717–1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1717

Birth Location: Pembroke, Massachusetts (Plymouth)

Death Date: ABT 1799

Death Location: Belchertown, Massachusetts (Hampshire)

Father: Benjamin Hanks

Mother: Abigail Heiford

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Jacob Hanks was born in 1717 in Pembroke, Massachusetts (Plymouth), the child of Benjamin Hanks And Abigail Heiford. Jacob Hanks married Sarah Bruce. Jacob Hanks passed away in 1799 in Belchertown, Massachusetts (Hampshire).

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Biography

  • Jacob Hanks was born in 1717 in Pembroke, Massachusetts (Plymouth), the child of Benjamin Hanks And Abigail Heiford.
  • Jacob Hanks married Sarah Bruce.
  • Jacob Hanks passed away in 1799 in Belchertown, Massachusetts (Hampshire).

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Jacob Hanks's Ancestors

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Jacob Hanks
1717–1799
Birth Place: Pembroke, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Parents
Benjamin Hanks
1665–1755
of Malmesbury, England
Abigail Heiford
1680–1726
Braintree, Massachusetts (Norfolk)
Grandparents
Joseph Hanks
1630–
Stowe, England
Mrs. (Joseph) Hanks
1634–
of Donnington, Gloucester, England
John Heiford
1650–1708
Braintree, Massachusetts (Norfolk)
Abigail Atkins
1655–1729
Phippsburg, Maine (Sagadahoc)
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hanks
1600–
Mrs. Hanks
1600–
Thomas Atkins
1619–1716
Elizabeth Scammons
1625–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hanks
1570–
Grace Hanks
1575–
John Scammons
1598–

Jacob Hanks's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1717
    Event Place: Pembroke, Massachusetts (Plymouth)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1799
    Event Place: Belchertown, Massachusetts (Hampshire)

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