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James Staples 1716–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 March 1716

Birth Location: Groton, New London Co., Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 16 March 1776

Death Location: Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA

Father: Joseph Staples

Mother: Dorothy Sears

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The story of James Staples began in 1716 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut, USA. James Staples passed away in 1776 in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Staples began in 1716 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut, USA.
  • James Staples passed away in 1776 in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA.

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James Staples's Ancestors

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James Staples
1716–1776
Birth Place: Groton, New London Co., Connecticut, USA
Parents
Joseph Staples
1688–1753
Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Dorothy Sears
1677–1753
Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Lt. (Silas) Sears
1637–1697
Marblehead, Essex, MA., Massachusetts, USA
Anna Bursell
1642–1696
Yarmouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Sears
1590–1676
Dorothy Jones
1603–1678
James Bursell
1613–1676
Elizabeth
1616–1676
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sayres
1561–1629
Mary Egmont
1564–1678
George Jones
1572–1626
Alice Unknown
1578–1626
James Bursell
1580–
Sophia
1580–

James Staples's Timeline

2 Records

1716
11 March 1716
Birth of James Staples in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut, USA
Groton, New London Co., Connecticut, USA
1776
16 March 1776
Age 60
Death of James Staples in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA
Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 March 1716
    Event Place: Groton, New London Co., Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 March 1776
    Event Place: Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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