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James Ransom 1738–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 JAN 1738

Birth Location: Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 12 AUG 1823

Death Location: Salem, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: James Ransom

Mother: Sarah Treadway

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Loomis

Children(s): Israel Ransom, Olive Rathbone, James Ransom, Jerusha Hartshorn, Russell Ransom

James Ransom was born in 1738 in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of James Ransom And Sarah Treadway. James Ransom married Elizabeth Loomis, and had children including Israel Ransom, James Ransom, Jerusha Hartshorn, Olive Rathbone, Russell Ransom. James Ransom passed away in 1823 in Salem, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Ransom was born in 1738 in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of James Ransom And Sarah Treadway.
  • James Ransom married Elizabeth Loomis, and had children including Israel Ransom, James Ransom, Jerusha Hartshorn, Olive Rathbone, Russell Ransom.
  • James Ransom passed away in 1823 in Salem, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Ransom's Ancestors

Self
James Ransom
1738–1823
Birth Place: Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
James Ransom
1713–1773
Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Sarah Treadway
1711–1793
Colchester
Grandparents
Robert Ransom
1687–1777
RI
Alice Newton
1686–1779
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
James Treadway
1676–1728
Massachusetts, United States of America
Sarah (Woolson) Bond
1685–1753
Watertown, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Ransom
1665–1713
Mary Gifford
1669–1689
Josiah Treadway
1652–1732
Sarah Sweetman
1654–1697
Thomas Bond
1654–1704
Sarah Woolson
1661–1721
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Ransom
1630–1697
Abigail Gardner
1640–1697
Nathaniel Treadway
1615–1689
Sufferana Haynes
1620–1682
Thomas Sweetman
1609–1682
Isabella Cutter
1620–1709
William Bond
1625–1695
Sarah Biscoe
1626–1693
Thomas Woolson
1626–1713
Sarah Hyde
1644–1721

James Ransom's Descendants

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James Ransom (16 JAN 1738–12 AUG 1823) m. Elizabeth Loomis (6 SEP 1738–27 JUN 1807)
  1. 1. Israel Ransom 1760–1839 m. Lois Newton 1768–1859
    1. 1. Montgomery Ransom 1805–1861 m. Lucinda Littell 1807–1857
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Louisa) Ransom 1839–1912 m. George (Conrad) Hottel 1835–1905
        1. 1. Leola Hottel 1879–1949 m. Noble (James) Ransom 1877–1921
        2. 2. Albert (N) Hottle 1859–1937
        3. 3. George (Schmidt) Hottle 1869–1936 m. Florence (Lillian) West 1874–1950
        4. 4. Charles (Wesley) Hottel 1858–1931
        5. 5. John Hottel 1874–1949
        6. 6. Alonzo (Aquilla) Hottle 1862–1922
        7. 7. William (Robert) Hottle 1863–1915
        8. 8. Sarah (L.) Hottel 1861–1890
        9. 9. James (O.) Hottle 1871–
        10. 10. Isaac (M.) Hottle 1871–
      2. 2. Amos (L) Ransom 1832–1901 m. Sarah (Ann) Hottell 1836–1922
        1. 1. Edgar ((Jam)) Ransom 1862–1880
      3. 3. Israel (Newton) Ransom 1834–1902 m. Rebecca (Jane) Hottel 1843–1895
        1. 1. Samuel (Andrew) Ransom 1875–1922 m. Ada (Kate) Goss 1882–
        2. 2. Sarah (Jane “Sadie”) Ransom 1874–1940 m. Clayton (C) Swartwout 1847–1913
      4. 4. William (Marion) Ransom 1831–1899
      5. 5. Lydia (J.) Ransom 1843–1843
      6. 6. Isaac (A.) Ransom 1845–1897
      7. 7. Francis (Marion) Ransom 1840–1904
    2. 2. Julia (Ann) Smith 1806–1890
    3. 3. Hiram Ransom 1801–1874
    4. 4. Francis (H) Ransom 1796–1872 m. Nancy Budd 1802–
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Ransom 1840–1926 m. William (Augustus Bowles) Lofton 1825–1902
        1. 1. Ida (Estelle) Lofton 1879–1951 m. John (Wesley) Brown 1871–1934
  2. 2. Olive Rathbone 1758–1847
  3. 3. James Ransom 1761–1847
  4. 4. Jerusha Hartshorn 1779–1855
  5. 5. Russell Ransom 1772–1788

James Ransom's Timeline

2 Records

1738
16 JAN 1738
Birth of James Ransom in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
1823
12 AUG 1823
Age 85
Death of James Ransom in Salem, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Salem, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 JAN 1738
    Event Place: Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 AUG 1823
    Event Place: Salem, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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