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James Brewster 1748–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 May 1748

Birth Location: Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 23 Feb 1777

Death Location: Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: James Brewster

Mother: Faith Ripley

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James Brewster was born in 1748 in Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of James Brewster And Faith Ripley. James Brewster passed away in 1777 in Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Brewster was born in 1748 in Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of James Brewster And Faith Ripley.
  • James Brewster passed away in 1777 in Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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James Brewster's Ancestors

Self
James Brewster
1748–1777
Birth Place: Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
James Brewster
1715–1755
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Faith Ripley
1722–1787
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Jonathan Brewster
1685–1753
Duxbury, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Partridge
1693–1748
David Ripley
1697–1781
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Lydia Carey
1705–1784
Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
GW I
1644–1696
GW Holland
1661–1742
Joshua Sr
1658–1738
Hannah Bradford
1662–1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
GW Brewster
1611–1650
GW Collier
1616–1691
GW Holland
1638–1709
GW Streeter
1643–1703
GJ IIII
1624–1703
Alice Richards
1627–1671

James Brewster's Timeline

2 Records

1748
8 May 1748
Birth of James Brewster in Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
1777
23 Feb 1777
Age 29
Death of James Brewster in Connecticut, United States of America
Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 May 1748
    Event Place: Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [2] Sharon, Connecticut and Northeast New York, Cemetery Index, 1750-1903
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Brewster Genealogy : 1566-1907 : A record of the descendants of William Brewster of the "Mayflo

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1777
    Event Place: Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Sharon, Connecticut and Northeast New York, Cemetery Index, 1750-1903
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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