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James Derby 1774–1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Aug 1774

Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 23 Feb 1816

Death Location: at sea

Father: John Derby

Mother: Sarah Safford

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1774, James Derby entered the world in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, born to John Darby Derby And Sarah Safford. James Derby passed away in 1816 in at sea.

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Biography

  • In 1774, James Derby entered the world in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, born to John Darby Derby And Sarah Safford.
  • James Derby passed away in 1816 in at sea.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Derby
1723–1831
Birth Location: Salem, Massachusetts
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Sarah Safford
1748–
Birth Location: Ipswich,Essex,Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Derby's Ancestors

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James Derby
1774–1816
Birth Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Darby Derby
1723–1831
Salem, Massachusetts
Sarah Safford
1748–
Ipswich,Essex,Massachusetts
Grandparents
Stephen SAFFORD
1716–1767
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah (Sally Champnies) Jarvis
1726–1766
Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas SAFFORD
1672–1754
Eleanor Cheney
1679–1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Safford
1633–1701
Sarah Lowe
1637–1677

James Derby's Timeline

2 Records

1774
18 Aug 1774
Birth of James Derby in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1816
23 Feb 1816
Age 42
Death of James Derby in at sea
at sea

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1774
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1816
    Event Place: at sea
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