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James Skiffe 1689–1724 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1689

Birth Location: Chilmark, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Death Date: 6 Jun 1724

Death Location: Chilmark, Province of Massachusets Bay

Father: Nathan Skiffe

Mother: Hespibah Codman

Spouse(s): Lydia Smith

Children(s): Stephen Skiffe, James Skiff

James Skiffe was born in 1689 in Chilmark, Massachusetts Bay Colony, the child of Nathan Skiffe And Hespibah Codman. James Skiffe married Lydia Smith, and had children including James Skiff, Stephen Skiffe. James Skiffe passed away in 1724 in Chilmark, Province of Massachusets Bay.

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Biography

  • James Skiffe was born in 1689 in Chilmark, Massachusetts Bay Colony, the child of Nathan Skiffe And Hespibah Codman.
  • James Skiffe married Lydia Smith, and had children including James Skiff, Stephen Skiffe.
  • James Skiffe passed away in 1724 in Chilmark, Province of Massachusets Bay.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Skiffe's Ancestors

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James Skiffe
1689–1724
Birth Place: Chilmark, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Parents
Nathan Skiffe
1658–1725
Sandwich, Barnstable Massachusetts Bay Colony
Hespibah Codman
1657–1696
Sanchecantacket, Dukes, New Netherlands
Grandparents
James (Skiffe) Sr
1615–1687
London, Middlesex, England
Mary
1620–1673
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Skiffe's Descendants

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James Skiffe (1689–6 Jun 1724) m. Lydia Smith (4 Oct 1685–Abt 8 Nov 1745)
  1. 1. Stephen Skiffe 1718– m. Bathsheba Tilton 1721–1767
  2. 2. James Skiff 1722–1815 m. Anna Stewart 1725–1792

James Skiffe's Timeline

3 Records

1689
10 Mar 1689
Birth of James Skiffe in Chilmark, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Chilmark, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1689
1689
Birth of James Skiffe
None
1724
6 Jun 1724
Age 35
Death of James Skiffe in Chilmark, Province of Massachusets Bay
Chilmark, Province of Massachusets Bay

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1689
    Event Place: Chilmark, Massachusetts Bay Colony
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1689

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1724
    Event Place: Chilmark, Province of Massachusets Bay
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

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