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Joanna Borden 1612 – 1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Apr 1612

Birth Location: Lenham, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England

Death Date: 14 Aug 1691

Death Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: Matthew Borden

Mother: Joan Reeder

Spouse(s): John Gay

Children(s): Nathaniel Gay

In 1612, Joanna Borden entered the world in Lenham, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England, born to Matthew Borden and Joan Reeder. Joanna Borden married John Gay, and had children including Nathaniel Gay. Joanna Borden passed away in 1691 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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Biography

  • In 1612, Joanna Borden entered the world in Lenham, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England, born to Matthew Borden and Joan Reeder.
  • Joanna Borden married John Gay, and had children including Nathaniel Gay.
  • Joanna Borden passed away in 1691 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joanna Borden's Ancestors

Self
Joanna Borden
1612 – 1691
Birth Place: Lenham, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Parents
Matthew Borden
1563 – 1620
Headcorn, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Joan Reeder
1572 – 1620
Headcorn, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Grandparents
Thomas Borden
1537 – 1592
Headcorn, Kent, England
Margaret Reeder
1541 – 1581
Headcorn, Kent, England
William (Alan) Reeder
1548 – 1572
Headcorn, Kent, England
Mary Cooling
1550 – 1620
Headcorn, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
William Borden
1510 – 1557
Joan Stephen
1515 – 1560
Richard (Wooster)
1515 – 1559
Agnes (Kinghym)
1520 – 1583
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Windchester
1483 – 1555
Lady Grey
1486 – 1554
Edmund Steaphen
1480 – 1539
Lady Grey
1486 – 1554
Henry Worcester
1490 –
Elixabeth Brewer
1483 –
Thomas Kingham
Edwina Twig
1516 – 1564

Joanna Borden's Descendants

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Joanna Borden (12 Apr 1612 – 14 Aug 1691) m. John Gay (13 Jul 1615 – 4 Mar 1688)
  1. 1. Nathaniel Gay (11 Jan 1643 – 20 Feb 1712) m. Lydia Starr (1652 – 6 Aug 1744)
    1. 1. Lydia Gay (12 Aug 1679 – 29 Aug 1748) m. Thomas Eaton (23 Jul 1675 – 14 Aug 1748)
      1. 1. David Eaton (21 Jul 1706 – 12 Aug 1777)

Joanna Borden's Timeline

3 Records

1593
29 Apr 1593
Joanna Borden was baptized in Headcorn, Kent, England
Headcorn, Kent, England
1612
12 Apr 1612
Birth of Joanna Borden in Lenham, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Lenham, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
1691
14 Aug 1691
Age 79
Death of Joanna Borden in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1612
    Event Place: Lenham, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Births
    [2] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Watertown, Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 350
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8820.893; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1593
    Event Place: Headcorn, Kent, England
    Record Source: Kent, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1914, Kent Archives Office; Maidstone, Kent, England; England, Kent, Parish Registers, 1538-1911

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Watertown, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Watertown, Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 350

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Gay, Cushman, Vickery genealogy

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1691
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
    [3] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [6] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Wheat Genealogy : A history of the Wheat Family in America : with a brief account of the name and f

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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