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James Sanders 1643–1721 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1643

Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 9 December 1721

Death Location: Haverhill, Mass., Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Saunders

Mother: Hester Rolfe

Spouse(s): Sarah Page

Children(s): Penelope SANDERS

The story of James Sanders began in 1643 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America. James Sanders married Sarah Page, and had children including Penelope Sanders. James Sanders passed away in 1721 in Haverhill, Mass., Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Sanders began in 1643 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
  • James Sanders married Sarah Page, and had children including Penelope Sanders.
  • James Sanders passed away in 1721 in Haverhill, Mass., Massachusetts, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Sanders's Ancestors

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James Sanders
1643–1721
Birth Place: Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
John Saunders
1613–1670
Dainton Parish, Wiltshire, England
Hester (Glover) Rolfe
1616–1663
Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Captain (John (2nd Gov of Weston) Saunders - English) IMMIGRANT
1576–1670
of Downton, Wiltshire, England, Great Britain
Great-Grandparents
John *7844
1532–1618
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Knight
1502–1550

James Sanders's Descendants

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James Sanders (Oct 1643–9 December 1721) m. Sarah Page (18 Jul 1651–23 March 1685)
  1. 1. Penelope SANDERS 1682–1727 m. Peter Skinner 1658–1732
    1. 1. Penelope Skinner 1700–1745 m. Archibald Allen 1697–1762
      1. 1. Sarah (Jane Allen) Dodd 1721–1802 m. Nathaniel (Paul) DODD 1712–1784 m. James (Draper) Sr 1715–1806
        1. 1. Captain (Allen G Dodd (Revolutionary War)) Sr 1740–1801 m. Mary (Jane) Luttrell 1744–1801

James Sanders's Timeline

3 Records

1643
Oct 1643
Birth of James Sanders in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1669
14 January 1669
Age 26
James Sanders was married in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1721
9 December 1721
Age 78
Death of James Sanders in Haverhill, Mass., Massachusetts, USA
Haverhill, Mass., Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1643
    Event Place: Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogy of the Cortland County, N Y Branch of the Sanders Family

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 January 1669
    Event Place: Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 December 1721
    Event Place: Haverhill, Mass., Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogy of the Cortland County, N Y Branch of the Sanders Family

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