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James Wakefield 1664–1707 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1664

Birth Location: Wells, York, Maine, USA

Death Date: 25 October 1707

Death Location: Drowned While, Fishing On The Kennebunk River, ME, Maine, USA

Father: John Wakefield

Mother: Elizabeth Littlefield

Spouse(s): Rebecca Gibbons

Children(s): Samuel Wakefield

James Wakefield was born in 1664 in Wells, York, Maine, USA, the child of John Wakefield And Elizabeth Annis Littlefield. James Wakefield married Rebecca Gibbons, and had children including Samuel W Wakefield. James Wakefield passed away in 1707 in Drowned While, Fishing On The Kennebunk River, ME, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • James Wakefield was born in 1664 in Wells, York, Maine, USA, the child of John Wakefield And Elizabeth Annis Littlefield.
  • James Wakefield married Rebecca Gibbons, and had children including Samuel W Wakefield.
  • James Wakefield passed away in 1707 in Drowned While, Fishing On The Kennebunk River, ME, Maine, USA.

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James Wakefield's Ancestors

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James Wakefield
1664–1707
Birth Place: Wells, York, Maine, USA
Parents
John Wakefield
1625–1673
Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Annis) Littlefield
1627–1676
Titchfield, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
Edmund Littlefield
1592–1661
Titchfield, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Wakefield's Descendants

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James Wakefield (1664–25 October 1707) m. Rebecca Gibbons (1672–25 October 1707)
  1. 1. Samuel (W) Wakefield 1702–1772

James Wakefield's Timeline

2 Records

1664
1664
Birth of James Wakefield in Wells, York, Maine, USA
Wells, York, Maine, USA
1707
25 October 1707
Age 43
Death of James Wakefield in Drowned While, Fishing On The Kennebunk River, ME, Maine, USA
Drowned While, Fishing On The Kennebunk River, ME, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1664
    Event Place: Wells, York, Maine, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 October 1707
    Event Place: Drowned While, Fishing On The Kennebunk River, ME, Maine, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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