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John Archer 1656 – 1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1656

Birth Location: Calcon Hook, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 19 Sep 1740

Death Location: AMMANSLAND, CHESTER CO, PA

Father: Johan Grelsson

Mother: Helena Grelsson

Spouse(s): Gertrude Bartilsdotter

Children(s): Helena Archer, Gunnar Archer, John Archer, Jacob Archer, Adam Archer, Andrew Archer, Maria Archer, Catharina Archer, Brita Archer, Helena Archer, Elisabeth Archer

John Archer was born in 1656 in Calcon Hook, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Johan Cornelisen Grelsson and Helena Grelsson. John Archer married Gertrude Bartilsdotter, and had children including Helena Archer, Gunnar Archer, John Archer, Jacob Archer, Adam Archer, Andrew Archer, Maria "Mary" Archer, Catharina Archer, Brita Archer, Helena Archer, Elisabeth Archer. John Archer passed away in 1740 in AMMANSLAND, CHESTER CO, PA.

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Biography

  • John Archer was born in 1656 in Calcon Hook, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Johan Cornelisen Grelsson and Helena Grelsson.
  • John Archer married Gertrude Bartilsdotter, and had children including Helena Archer, Gunnar Archer, John Archer, Jacob Archer, Adam Archer, Andrew Archer, Maria "Mary" Archer, Catharina Archer, Brita Archer, Helena Archer, Elisabeth Archer.
  • John Archer passed away in 1740 in AMMANSLAND, CHESTER CO, PA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johan Grelsson
1624 – 1683
Birth Location: Fryksdalen, Varmland, Sweden
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Helena Grelsson
1624 – 1713
Birth Location: Varmland, Finland
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Spouses(s)

Gertrude Bartilsdotter
1662 – 1748
Birth Location: Ridley, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
GB

Children(s)

Helena Archer
1680 –
Birth Location: –
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Gunnar Archer
1685 – 1744
Birth Location: NJ
GA
John Archer
1687 – 1745
Birth Location: NJ
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Jacob Archer
1694 – 1750
Birth Location: PA
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Adam Archer
1696 – 1747
Birth Location: AMMANSLAND, CHESTER CO, PA
AA
Andrew Archer
1699 – 1733
Birth Location: RIDLEY TWP, CHESTER CO, PA
AA
Maria Archer
1701 – 1778
Birth Location: Calcon Hook, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
MA
Catharina Archer
1703 – 1763
Birth Location: Ammansland, Chester, Delaware, United States
CA
Brita Archer
1708 – 1738
Birth Location: –
BA
Helena Archer
1710 –
Birth Location: AMMANSLAND, CHESTER CO, PA
HA
Elisabeth Archer
1713 – 1755
Birth Location: –
EA

John Archer's Ancestors

Self
John Archer
1656 – 1740
Birth Place: Calcon Hook, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Johan Cornelisen Grelsson
1624 – 1683
Fryksdalen, Varmland, Sweden
Helena Grelsson
1624 – 1713
Varmland, Finland
Grandparents
Gregor
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Archer's Descendants

1.
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John Archer (abt 1656 – 19 Sep 1740) m. Gertrude Bartilsdotter (1662 – 29 Nov 1748)
  1. 1. Helena Archer (1680 – )
  2. 2. Gunnar Archer (1685 – Oct 1744) m. Helena Urian (1685 – )
    1. 1. ELIZABETH ARCHER (1715 – 16 Mar 1771)
    2. 2. ANDREW ARCHER ( – Sept 1760)
    3. 3. HELENA ARCHER ( – 1726)
    4. 4. ISRAEL ARCHER ( – 1760)
  3. 3. John Archer (1687 – 1745) m. MARIA PETERSON (1693 – )
    1. 1. BRIGITTA ARCHER (26 Dec 1721 – )
    2. 2. CATHARINA ARCHER (8 Sept 1724 – 1 Mar 1790)
    3. 3. JACOB ARCHER (26 Jul 1727 – 15 Apr 1806)
    4. 4. JONAS ARCHER (22 Nov 1730 – )
    5. 5. MARY ARCHER (23 Sept 1733 – )
    6. 6. SARAH ARCHER (7 Jan 1736 – 12 Apr 1796)
    7. 7. JOHN ARCHER (4 Jan 1739 – )
  4. 4. Jacob Archer (1694 – 1750) m. GUNNILLA (JANE) BOON ( – 1750)
    1. 1. WILLIAM ARCHER (1734 – 1790)
    2. 2. MARGARET ARCHER (1735 – 11 Dec 1774)
    3. 3. JACOB ARCHER (1749 – 16 NOV 1751)
  5. 5. Adam Archer (1696 – 1747) m. ELIZABETH UNKNOWN m. ELLEN MORTON (1706 – 1731)
    1. 1. MARY ARCHER (ABT 1740 – 15 OCT 1804)
    2. 2. JACOB ARCHER (1743 – 1791)
    3. 3. MARTHA ARCHER (Bef 1747 – )
  6. 6. Andrew Archer (1699 – 1733) m. CHRISTINA HALTON (31 Dec 1712 – 29 Nov 1789)
    1. 1. Christina ARCHER (abt 1733 – )
  7. 7. Maria ("Mary") Archer (1701 – 26 Aug 1778) m. John Morton (1 Jun 1683 – 20 Feb 1725) m. John Sketchley
    1. 1. John Morton (10 Mar 1724 – 1 Apr 1777) m. Anne Justis (27 Jul 1732 – Jan 1799)
      1. 1. George Morton (1745 – 1777) m. Sarah Morton
      2. 2. Sketchley Morton (1750 – 19 Jan 1795) m. Rebecca Taylor (19 Jun 1757 – 28 Mar 1819)
        1. 1. John (Sketchley) Morton
        2. 2. Benjamin (Newlin) Morton
      3. 3. Jacob Morton (1753 – )
      4. 4. Mary Morton (17 Jun 1754 – 10 Jan 1789) m. Charles Justis (28 JUL 1751 – 10 Jan 1789)
        1. 1. Mary Justis (24 Dec 1780 – AFT 1789)
        2. 2. Rebecca Justis (1782 – ) m. Peter (Hill) Ridley
        3. 3. Charles Justis (25 Mar 1785 – 28 Sep 1835) m. Eleanor Maddock (1794 – 25 Aug 1820)
        4. 4. John (Morton) Justis (29 Jul 1787 – 6 Jun 1843) m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Worrall (02 Jul 1789 – 23 Sep 1823)
      5. 5. John Morton (1755 – 1810)
      6. 6. Sarah Morton (1759 – 25 Oct 1794)
      7. 7. ELIZABETH Morton (5 Mar 1760 – 9 May 1845)
      8. 8. Lydia Morton (1761 – )
      9. 9. Aaron Morton (21 Apr 1763 – 26 Feb 1838) m. Frances (Paschall) Arnitt (1770 – 13 Mar 1781)
        1. 1. Benjamin (Pascal) Morton (9 Jan 1792 – JAN 1836)
        2. 2. John (J) Morton (20 Jul 1793 – 2 Jan 1866)
        3. 3. Mary (Arnitt) Morton (1795 – 17 Sep 1864)
        4. 4. Roshferd (Arnitt) Morton (2 Jun 1800 – 29 Aug 1840)
        5. 5. Victoria Morton (1840 – 1913)
      10. 10. Ann Morton (1766 – 9 Jan 1806) m. John Davis (28 February 1753 – 10 July 1827)
        1. 1. Joseph Davis (1785 – )
        2. 2. John (Morton) Davis (1787 – 23 December 1846)
        3. 3. Isaac Davis (27 July 1787 – 11 May 1814)
        4. 4. William Davis (1791 – 1798)
        5. 5. Sarah Davis (1793 – )
        6. 6. Joseph Davis (1793 – 1801)
        7. 7. Mary Davis (1797 – 1868)
        8. 8. Charles (Justis) Davis (1799 – 23 Oct 1874) m. Mary Siter
        9. 9. Albert Davis (1802 – 1816)
        10. 10. Ann (Elizabeth) Davis (1804 – 7 April 1898)
        11. 11. Benjamin Davis (9 January 1806 – 22 January 1890) m. Elizabeth (Nicholson) Hamill (10 November 1809 – 25 May 1885)
  8. 8. Catharina Archer (abt 1703 – May 1763) m. Hance Peterson (1706 – 26 Jul 1766)
    1. 1. Jonas Peterson (1732 – 1764)
    2. 2. Helena Peterson (12 Jan 1733 – )
    3. 3. Petrus Peterson (15 Feb 1735 – )
    4. 4. Andrew Peterson (1738 – 1764)
    5. 5. Elizabeth Peterson (1738 – 1780)
  9. 9. Brita Archer (1708 – 1738)
  10. 10. Helena Archer (1710 – ) m. ABRAHAM JONES ( – AFT 1753)
  11. 11. Elisabeth Archer (1713 – 14 Nov 1755)

John Archer's Timeline

3 Records

1656
abt 1656
Birth of John Archer in Calcon Hook, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Calcon Hook, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1686
1686
Age 30
John Archer was married in Calcon Hook, Chester, PA
Calcon Hook, Chester, PA
1740
19 Sep 1740
Age 84
Death of John Archer in AMMANSLAND, CHESTER CO, PA
AMMANSLAND, CHESTER CO, PA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1656
    Event Place: Calcon Hook, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1649; Birth city: Calcon Hook; Birth state: PA.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1686
    Event Place: Calcon Hook, Chester, PA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1649; Birth city: Calcon Hook; Birth state: PA.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1740
    Event Place: AMMANSLAND, CHESTER CO, PA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1649; Birth city: Calcon Hook; Birth state: PA.
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