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James Ridley 1737–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Mar 1737

Birth Location: Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 14 Jul 1797

Death Location: Harpswell, Cumberland, Maine, United States

Father: Thomas #8

Mother: Mary Strout

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James Ridley was born in 1737 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Thomas Ridley 8 And Mary Strout. James Ridley passed away in 1797 in Harpswell, Cumberland, Maine, United States.

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Biography

  • James Ridley was born in 1737 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Thomas Ridley 8 And Mary Strout.
  • James Ridley passed away in 1797 in Harpswell, Cumberland, Maine, United States.

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James Ridley's Ancestors

Self
James Ridley
1737–1797
Birth Place: Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Thomas Ridley #8
1685–1767
Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Strout
1688–1760
Truro,Barnstable,Massachusetts,USA
Grandparents
Capt. (Mark Ridley) I
1650–1685
Northumberland, England, Rothbury
Elizabeth (Ramsey) Ridley
1660–1711
Alkborough, Lincolnshire, England
Christopher (Strout) Sr
1631–1714
Egloshayle, Truro, Cornwall, England
Sarah Pike
1655–1724
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Albany Riddle\Ridley
1633–1658
Sarah WILKINSON
1637–1660
Alexander RAMSEY
1595–1635
Joane STEYIGHT
1595–1630
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Ridley
1604–1682
Anne Berridge
1604–1669
Maria Watkinson
1592–1638
'Henry Wilkinson
1588–1674

James Ridley's Timeline

2 Records

1737
27 Mar 1737
Birth of James Ridley in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
1797
14 Jul 1797
Age 60
Death of James Ridley in Harpswell, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Harpswell, Cumberland, Maine, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1737
    Event Place: Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1797
    Event Place: Harpswell, Cumberland, Maine, United States

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