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Joan Purchase 1578–1653 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 March 1578

Birth Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 26 March 1653

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

Father: Oliver Purchase

Mother: Thomazine Purchase

Spouse(s): Bernard Capen

Children(s): Abigail Capen

The story of Joan Purchase began in 1578 in Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom. Joan Purchase married Bernard Shoemaker Capen, and had children including Abigail Elizabeth Capen. Joan Purchase passed away in 1653 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Joan Purchase began in 1578 in Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.
  • Joan Purchase married Bernard Shoemaker Capen, and had children including Abigail Elizabeth Capen.
  • Joan Purchase passed away in 1653 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Joan Purchase's Ancestors

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Joan Purchase
1578–1653
Birth Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Oliver Purchase
1550–1633
Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Thomazine Purchase
1556–1633
Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joan Purchase's Descendants

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Joan Purchase (25 March 1578–26 March 1653) m. Bernard ((Shoemaker)) Capen (1 Jan 1562–8 Nov 1638)
  1. 1. Abigail (Elizabeth) Capen 1608–1678 m. Sir (George) DYER 1595–1671 m. Thomas Swift 1607–1675
    1. 1. Elizabeth Dyer 1625–1699 m. William Trescott 1615–1699
      1. 1. Samuel Trescott 1646–1730 m. Margaret Rogers 1653–1742
        1. 1. Reform Trescott 1694–1755 m. Benjamin (Jewett) I 1691–1716

Joan Purchase's Timeline

4 Records

1578
25 Mar 1578
Birth of Joan Purchase in Dorchester, Dorset, England
Dorchester, Dorset, England
1578
25 March 1578
Birth of Joan Purchase in Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
1653
26 Mar 1653
Age 75
Death of Joan Purchase in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1653
26 March 1653
Age 75
Death of Joan Purchase in Dorchester, Mass., Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Mass., Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1578
    Event Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 March 1578
    Event Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania : Genealogical and Personal Memoirs

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1653
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 March 1653
    Event Place: Dorchester, Mass., Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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