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James Swift 1649–1657 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: March 1649

Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 4 November 1657

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Thomas Sr

Mother: Elizabeth Capen\Swift

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1649, James Swift entered the world in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Thomas Swift Sr And Elizabeth Capen Swift. James Swift passed away in 1657 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1649, James Swift entered the world in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Thomas Swift Sr And Elizabeth Capen Swift.
  • James Swift passed away in 1657 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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James Swift's Ancestors

Self
James Swift
1649–1657
Birth Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Swift Sr
1610–1675
Rotherham, Yorks, England
Elizabeth Capen\Swift
1611–1678
Dorset, England
Grandparents
Bernard (Shoemaker) Capen
1562–1638
Dorchester, Dorset, England
Joan (Purchase (8th GG of US President Calvin Coolidge) Aka) Purchis
1578–1653
Dorchester, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Roger Chapyn
1534–1588
Joanna Urdde
1538–1590
Oliver Purchase
1552–
Thomazine Harris
1556–1633
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger 12GGF
1508–1534
Catherine (Scott)
1512–1590
Mary Perkins
1528–1571
Thomas Harris
–1565
Joane Harris
–1675

James Swift's Timeline

3 Records

1649
March 1649
Birth of James Swift in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1649
1 Oct 1649
James Swift was baptized
None
1657
4 November 1657
Age 8
Death of James Swift in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March 1649
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1649
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 November 1657
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [2] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories

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