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James Hersey 1733–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Apr 1733

Birth Location: Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1798

Death Location: New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America

Father: Captain Hersey

Mother: Abigail Nash

Spouse(s): Betty Noyes

Children(s): James Ii

James Hersey was born in 1733 in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Captain Joseph Hersey And Abigail Nash. James Hersey married Betty Noyes, and had children including James Hersey Ii. James Hersey passed away in 1798 in New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Hersey was born in 1733 in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Captain Joseph Hersey And Abigail Nash.
  • James Hersey married Betty Noyes, and had children including James Hersey Ii.
  • James Hersey passed away in 1798 in New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain Hersey
1697–1770
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Abigail Nash
1700–1795
Birth Location: Weymouth, Mass
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Spouses(s)

Betty Noyes
1737–1784
Birth Location: Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

James Ii
1758–1846
Birth Location: Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
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James Hersey's Ancestors

Self
James Hersey
1733–1798
Birth Place: Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Captain Joseph Hersey
1697–1770
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail Nash
1700–1795
Weymouth, Mass
Grandparents
William (Hersey) Ii
1657–1704
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Langley
1667–1708
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Joseph (852) Nash
1669–1752
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Phebe (853 Nash) Marsh
1676–1728
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Hersey
1635–1691
Rebecca Chubbuck
1641–1686
John Langley
1635–1702
Sarah Gill
1643–1704
Jacob Nash
1640–1718
Abigail Dyer
1647–1717
Lieut Marsh
1628–1698
Mary Marsh
1639–1678
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hersey
1596–1658
Elizabeth Croade
1610–1671
B33b. Dyer
1625–1676
B33c. Reed
1616–1667
Gregory Belcher
1606–1674
Catherine Belcher
1610–1680

James Hersey's Descendants

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James Hersey (5 Apr 1733–1798) m. Betty Noyes (13 Apr 1737–1784)
  1. 1. James (Hersey) Ii 1758–1846 m. Alethea Poole 1761–1845
    1. 1. Ira Hersey 1802–1885 m. Omittee (Fletcher) Hersey 1805–1890
      1. 1. Sylvina (Hersey) Works 1824–1905 m. James (Marsh) Works 1815–1907
        1. 1. Kata Works 1855– m. John Rhoads 1850–1937
        2. 2. Author Works 1853–
      2. 2. Charles (Grenville) Hersey 1829–1900
      3. 3. Sylvina Works 1823–1905
    2. 2. Olive Hersey 1796–1891

James Hersey's Timeline

2 Records

1733
5 Apr 1733
Birth of James Hersey in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
1798
1798
Age 65
Death of James Hersey in New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America
New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1733
    Event Place: Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America
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