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John Bancroft 1656–1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1656

Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 25 January 1739

Death Location: Lynnfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Jr

Mother: Sarah Poole

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In 1656, John Bancroft entered the world in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, born to Thomas Bancroft Jr And Sarah Poole. John Bancroft passed away in 1739 in Lynnfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1656, John Bancroft entered the world in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, born to Thomas Bancroft Jr And Sarah Poole.
  • John Bancroft passed away in 1739 in Lynnfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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John Bancroft's Ancestors

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John Bancroft
1656–1739
Birth Place: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Thomas Bancroft Jr
1649–1718
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sarah Poole
1656–1723
Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Bancroft) Sr
1622–1691
London, England
Elizabeth (Metcalf) Bancroft
1626–1711
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Jonathan Poole
1634–1678
Cambridge, Mid, MA, USA
Judith Jacobswhittingham
1636–1704
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Poole
1609–1667
Margaret Champney
1611–1662
John Whittingham
1616–1649
Martha Hubbard
1613–1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Polly
1592–1617
Judith Polley
1589–
William Hubbard
1585–1670

John Bancroft's Timeline

3 Records

1656
3 Mar 1656
Birth of John Bancroft in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1739
25 January 1739
Age 83
Death of John Bancroft in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1740
25 Jan 1740
Age 84
Death of John Bancroft in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1656
    Event Place: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1740
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 January 1739
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lynnfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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