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John Colfax 1655–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Feb 1655

Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 1 Dec 1676

Death Location: Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: William Colfax

Mother: Alice GGM)

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In 1655, John Colfax entered the world in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, born to William Coulbeck Colefax Colfax And Alice Gates Colfax Keeney 8Th Ggm. John Colfax passed away in 1676 in Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1655, John Colfax entered the world in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, born to William Coulbeck Colefax Colfax And Alice Gates Colfax Keeney 8Th Ggm.
  • John Colfax passed away in 1676 in Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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John Colfax's Ancestors

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John Colfax
1655–1676
Birth Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents
William Coulbeck Colefax Colfax
1624–1660
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Alice (GATES Colfax Keeney (8th) GGM)
1632–1683
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John (Gates) II
1594–1645
St Giles Cripplegate, London, England
Joan (Jaene) Elcom
1598–1645
Midhurst, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Gates
1570–1615
Susan Trapham
1570–
Henric Elcom
1577–
Jane Boxall
1565–1640
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Gates
1550–
Elizabeth Gates
1550–
William Boxoll
1545–
Jane Boxall
–1640

John Colfax's Timeline

2 Records

1655
1 Feb 1655
Birth of John Colfax in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1676
1 Dec 1676
Age 21
Death of John Colfax in Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1655
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1676
    Event Place: Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America

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