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James Waters 1638 – 1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1638

Birth Location: Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 11 September 1704

Death Location: Topsfield, Topsfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colo, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Father: Richard Waters

Mother: Rejoice Plasse

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Children(s):

In 1638, James Waters entered the world in Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Essex, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard John Waters and Rejoice Plasse. James Waters passed away in 1704 in Topsfield, Topsfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colo, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1638, James Waters entered the world in Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Essex, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard John Waters and Rejoice Plasse.
  • James Waters passed away in 1704 in Topsfield, Topsfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colo, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Waters
1604 – 1676
Birth Location: London St Botolph without Aldgate, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Rejoice Plasse
1603 – 1687
Birth Location: Aldersgate, London, London, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Waters's Ancestors

Self
James Waters
1638 – 1704
Birth Place: Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard John Waters
1604 – 1676
London St Botolph without Aldgate, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Rejoice Plasse
1603 – 1687
Aldersgate, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James Waters
1568 – 1617
Aldersgate, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Phebe) Manning
1571 – 1642
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Henry Waters
1542 – 1593
Dorothy Waters
1544 – 1572
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Waters
Mary Waters
John Stephenson
1510 – 1562

James Waters's Timeline

2 Records

1638
1638
Birth of James Waters in Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1704
11 September 1704
Age 66
Death of James Waters in Topsfield, Topsfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colo, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Topsfield, Topsfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colo, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 September 1704
    Event Place: Topsfield, Topsfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colo, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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