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Joanna Blessing 1595–1682 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1595

Birth Location: Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1682

Death Location: Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: William Blyssyne

Mother: Joanna *

Spouse(s): Wm. Towne

Children(s): Rebecca Towne, Jacob Towne, Sarah Clayes, Mary (Easty), Joseph Towne

Joanna Blessing was born in 1595 in Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England, the child of William Blessing Blyssyne And Joanna Preaste. Joanna Blessing married Wm Towne, and had children including Jacob Towne, Joseph Towne, Mary Towne Easty, Rebecca Towne, Sarah Clayes. Joanna Blessing passed away in 1682 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joanna Blessing was born in 1595 in Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England, the child of William Blessing Blyssyne And Joanna Preaste.
  • Joanna Blessing married Wm Towne, and had children including Jacob Towne, Joseph Towne, Mary Towne Easty, Rebecca Towne, Sarah Clayes.
  • Joanna Blessing passed away in 1682 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joanna Blessing's Ancestors

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Joanna Blessing
1595–1682
Birth Place: Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
Parents
William Blessing \ Blyssyne
1568–1648
England
Joanna (Preaste) *
1572–1653
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, , England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joanna Blessing's Descendants

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Joanna Blessing (1595–1682) m. Wm. Towne (1598–24 June 1673)
  1. 1. Rebecca Towne 1621–1692 m. Francis Nurse 1618–1695
    1. 1. Rebecca Nurse 1647–1719 m. Thomas Preston 1643–1697
      1. 1. Rebecca Preston 1670–1711 m. Ezekiel Upton 1668–1719
        1. 1. Amie Upton 1697–1771 m. Michael Cross 1695–1746
        2. 2. Ezekiel Upton 1703–1745
      2. 2. John Preston 1673–1744
      3. 3. Mary Preston 1671–
      4. 4. Martha Preston 1676–
      5. 5. Elizabeth Preston 1680–1693
      6. 6. David Preston 1688–1724
    2. 2. John Nurse 1645–1719 m. Elizabeth Smith 1655–1673
      1. 1. Benjamin Nurse 1687–1772
      2. 2. John Nurse 1673–
  2. 2. Jacob Towne 1631–1704
  3. 3. Sarah Clayes 1637–1703
  4. 4. Mary (Towne) (Easty) 1634–1692
  5. 5. Joseph Towne 1639–1713

Joanna Blessing's Timeline

2 Records

1595
1595
Birth of Joanna Blessing in Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
1682
1682
Age 87
Death of Joanna Blessing in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1682
    Event Place: Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A family history : recording the ancestors of Russell Snow Hitchcock : this includes the ancestral

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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