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Jehiel Preston 1640–1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jun 1640

Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1684

Death Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: William Preston

Mother: Mary Seabrook

Spouse(s): Temperance Nichols, Sarah Fairchild

Children(s): Daniel Preston, Joseph Preston, Mary Preston, Samuel Preston

In 1640, Jehiel Preston entered the world in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, born to William Preston And Mary Seabrook. In 1669, Jehiel Preston resided in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut. Jehiel Preston married Sarah Fairchild, Temperance Nichols, and had children including Daniel Preston, Joseph Preston, Mary Preston, Samuel Preston. Jehiel Preston passed away in 1684 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1640, Jehiel Preston entered the world in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, born to William Preston And Mary Seabrook.
  • In 1669, Jehiel Preston resided in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.
  • Jehiel Preston married Sarah Fairchild, Temperance Nichols, and had children including Daniel Preston, Joseph Preston, Mary Preston, Samuel Preston.
  • Jehiel Preston passed away in 1684 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jehiel Preston's Ancestors

Self
Jehiel Preston
1640–1684
Birth Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Parents
William Preston
1590–1649
Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Seabrook
1601–1680
England
Grandparents
Adam Preston
1558–1593
Giggleswick, Craven District, North Yorkshire, England
Isabel (Braithwaite) (Briggs)
1568–1620
Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Robert (Gillet) Seabrooke
1563–1650
Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England
Alice (Goodspeede Immigrant Arrival 1635 New) England
1576–1605
Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Anna Saunders
1530–1588
William Preston
1525–1591
Nicholas II
1529–1606
Margaret Goodspeed
1530–1608
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Craigmillar
1514–1575
Lady Monteith
1509–1556

Jehiel Preston's Descendants

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Jehiel Preston (14 Jun 1640–1684) m. Temperance Nichols (1662–1714) m. Sarah Fairchild (19 February 1641–1682)
  1. 1. Daniel Preston 1671–
  2. 2. Joseph Preston 1665–
  3. 3. Mary Preston 1677–
  4. 4. Samuel Preston 1663–1707

Jehiel Preston's Timeline

4 Records

1640
14 Jun 1640
Birth of Jehiel Preston in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1640
14 Jun 1640
Jehiel Preston was baptized in New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1669
1669
Age 29
Jehiel Preston resided here in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
1684
1684
Age 44
Death of Jehiel Preston in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1640
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 140
    [2] Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1640
    Event Place: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1669
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1684
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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