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James Haynes Graves 1712 – 1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1712

Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1787

Death Location: Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Capt. Graves

Mother: Mary Haynes

Spouse(s): Mary Haskins, Irenee Chapman

Children(s): Almira Graves, Eliphalet Graves, Elihu Graves, James Graves, Ansel Graves, Caroline Graves

Early life: James Haynes Graves arrived in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA in 1712, born to Capt. Benjamin (Lisle) Graves and Mary Margaret Haynes. Over time, James Haynes Graves formed a family with Mary Haskins and Irenee Chapman, which included Almira Graves, Eliphalet Graves, Elihu Graves, James Graves, Ansel Graves and Caroline Graves. James Haynes Graves concluded life in Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States in 1787.

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Parents

Capt. Graves
1676 – 1752
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
CG
Mary Haynes
1689 – 1772
Birth Location: Colchester, Hartford, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

Mary Haskins
1723 – 1783
Birth Location: Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut, USA
MH
Irenee Chapman
1727 – 1787
Birth Location: –
IC

Children(s)

Almira Graves
1744 –
Birth Location: Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
AG
Eliphalet Graves
1752 – 1836
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut
EG
Elihu Graves
1754 – 1773
Birth Location: Franklin, New London, Connecticut, United States
EG
James Graves
1764 – 1845
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, Colony
JG
Ansel Graves
1767 – 1810
Birth Location: East Haddam, Hartford, British America, Connecticut, USA
AG
Caroline Graves
Birth Location: –
CG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1712
    Event Place: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 6 Feb 1743
    Event Place: Colchester, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut; Series: M637; Roll: 1; Page: 391; Family History Library Film: 0568141

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1787
    Event Place: Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 038

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