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James Bancroft 1779 – 1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Nov 1779

Birth Location: New Hampshire

Death Date: 15 May 1865

Death Location: Elma, Erie, New York

Father: James Bancroft

Mother: Lucy Whitney

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James Bancroft was born in 1779 in New Hampshire, the child of James Bancroft and Lucy Whitney. James Bancroft passed away in 1865 in Elma, Erie, New York.

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Biography

  • James Bancroft was born in 1779 in New Hampshire, the child of James Bancroft and Lucy Whitney.
  • James Bancroft passed away in 1865 in Elma, Erie, New York.

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James Bancroft's Ancestors

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James Bancroft
1779 – 1865
Birth Place: New Hampshire
Parents
James Bancroft
1745 – 1832
Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Lucy Whitney
1755 – 1840
Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Grandparents
James Whitney
1714 – 1755
Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Eleanor Robbins
1721 – 1755
Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Whitney
1672 – 1754
Rebeckah Burge
1683 –
Jonathan Robbins
1686 – 1725
Margaret Lund
1688 – 1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Whitney
1634 – 1702
Lydia Jones
1638 – 1702
John Burge
1655 – 1743
Tryall Thayer
1656 – 1737
George Robbins
1640 – 1688
Alice Frye
1640 – 1686

James Bancroft's Timeline

2 Records

1779
1 Nov 1779
Birth of James Bancroft in New Hampshire
New Hampshire
1865
15 May 1865
Age 86
Death of James Bancroft in Elma, Erie, New York
Elma, Erie, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1779
    Event Place: New Hampshire
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1865
    Event Place: Elma, Erie, New York
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elma, Erie, New York
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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