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James Sprague 1677–1743 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 JAN 1677

Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 24 MAR 1743

Death Location: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Anthony Sprague

Mother: Elizabeth Bartlett

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Fearing

Children(s): Elizabeth Sprague

James Sprague was born in 1677 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Anthony Sprague And Elizabeth Bartlett. In 1720, James Sprague was employed in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colon. James Sprague married Elizabeth Fearing, and had children including Elizabeth Sprague. James Sprague passed away in 1743 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Sprague was born in 1677 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Anthony Sprague And Elizabeth Bartlett.
  • In 1720, James Sprague was employed in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colon.
  • James Sprague married Elizabeth Fearing, and had children including Elizabeth Sprague.
  • James Sprague passed away in 1743 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Sprague's Ancestors

Self
James Sprague
1677–1743
Birth Place: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Anthony Sprague
1636–1719
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Bartlett
1641–1712
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Grandparents
William Sprague
1609–1675
Upway, Dorset, England
Millicent Eames
1615–1695
Fordington, Dorset, England
Robert Bartlett
1603–1676
Puddletown, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
Mary (Anna) Warren
1610–1683
Shoreditch, London, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Anthony Eames
1596–1686
Margery Pierce
1592–1662
Richard Warren
1578–1628
Elizabeth Walker
1583–1673
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Eames
1548–1618
Millicent Brewster
1552–1614
Christopher Waring
1566–1622
Alice Webb
1574–1622
Augustine Walker
1548–1613
Margery Bellyn
1556–1615

James Sprague's Descendants

1.
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James Sprague (23 JAN 1677–24 MAR 1743) m. Elizabeth Fearing (25 JAN 1679–1760)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Sprague 1704–1731 m. Benjamin (Willson) Jr 1695–1772
    1. 1. Ammi Willson 1737–1812 m. Anna Munro 1742–1800
      1. 1. Chloe Willson 1777–1811 m. Robert (Blood) Jr. 1760–
        1. 1. Leavitt Blood 1802–1881 m. Ruth (Ann) Ashley 1806–1876

James Sprague's Timeline

3 Records

1677
23 JAN 1677
Birth of James Sprague in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1720
1720
Age 43
James Sprague was employed in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1743
24 MAR 1743
Age 66
Death of James Sprague in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 03 May 2019, 00:06), entry for James Sprague(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LHPP-816
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), James Sprague, 23 Jan 1677; citing Birth, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), James Sprague in entry for Elizabeth Sprague, 15 Aug 1704; citing Birth, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), James Sprague in entry for Sprague, 30 Nov 1708; citing Birth, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), James Sprague in entry for Sprague, 21 Dec 1708; citing Death, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), James Sprague in entry for Jerusha Sprague, 01 Dec 1712; citing HINGHAM,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 426,570.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 03 May 2019, 00:06), entry for James Sprague(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LHPP-816
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 June 2019), Sprague, ; Burial, ; citing record ID 184326112, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), James Sprague, 23 Jan 1677; citing Birth, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), James Sprague in entry for Elizabeth Sprague, 15 Aug 1704; citing Birth, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), James Sprague in entry for Sprague, 30 Nov 1708; citing Birth, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), James Sprague in entry for Sprague, 21 Dec 1708; citing Death, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), James Sprague in entry for Jerusha Sprague, 01 Dec 1712; citing HINGHAM,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 426,570.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 03 May 2019, 00:06), entry for James Sprague(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LHPP-816
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), James Sprague, 23 Jan 1677; citing Birth, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), James Sprague in entry for Elizabeth Sprague, 15 Aug 1704; citing Birth, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), James Sprague in entry for Sprague, 30 Nov 1708; citing Birth, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), James Sprague in entry for Sprague, 21 Dec 1708; citing Death, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), James Sprague in entry for Jerusha Sprague, 01 Dec 1712; citing HINGHAM,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 426,570.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 JAN 1677
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and Other Select Burial Locations
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 03 May 2019, 00:06), entry for James Sprague(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LHPP-816
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 June 2019), Sprague, ; Burial, ; citing record ID 184326112, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), James Sprague, 23 Jan 1677; citing Birth, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), James Sprague in entry for Elizabeth Sprague, 15 Aug 1704; citing Birth, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), James Sprague in entry for Sprague, 30 Nov 1708; citing Birth, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), James Sprague in entry for Sprague, 21 Dec 1708; citing Death, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), James Sprague in entry for Jerusha Sprague, 01 Dec 1712; citing HINGHAM,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 426,570.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 MAR 1743
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and Other Select Burial Locations
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 03 May 2019, 00:06), entry for James Sprague(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LHPP-816
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 June 2019), Sprague, ; Burial, ; citing record ID 184326112, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), James Sprague, 23 Jan 1677; citing Birth, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), James Sprague in entry for Elizabeth Sprague, 15 Aug 1704; citing Birth, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), James Sprague in entry for Sprague, 30 Nov 1708; citing Birth, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), James Sprague in entry for Sprague, 21 Dec 1708; citing Death, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), James Sprague in entry for Jerusha Sprague, 01 Dec 1712; citing HINGHAM,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 426,570.

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