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Joanna James 1655–1716 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1655

Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 1716

Death Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Father: William James

Mother: Elizabeth Chamney

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In 1655, Joanna James entered the world in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, born to William John James And Elizabeth Swanson Chamney. Joanna James passed away in 1716 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1655, Joanna James entered the world in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, born to William John James And Elizabeth Swanson Chamney.
  • Joanna James passed away in 1716 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Joanna James's Ancestors

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Joanna James
1655–1716
Birth Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
William John James
1613–1683
Walthamston, Essex, England
Elizabeth (Swanson) Chamney
1609–1632
Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Edmund James
1574–1635
Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, England
Ann Bourn
1595–1658
Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry James
1550–1586
Isabell Allen
1550–1600
John (13ggm)
1581–1664
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward James
1510–1596
Elizabeth Wymond
1506–1576
Christopher Allen
1527–1582
Elizabeth Alabaster
1525–1579
Agnes Bourne
1560–1624

Joanna James's Timeline

3 Records

1655
1655
Birth of Joanna James in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
1656
8 Feb 1656
Age 1
Joanna James was baptized in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England
1716
1716
Age 61
Death of Joanna James in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 90
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1656
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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