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John Colson 1654 – 1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1654

Birth Location: England, Borgarfjarðarsýsla, Vesturland, Iceland

Death Date: 1 MAR 1687

Death Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Edward Colson

Mother: Mary Breckley

Spouse(s): Mary Dustin

Children(s): John Colson

The story of John Colson began in 1654 in England, Borgarfjarðarsýsla, Vesturland, Iceland. John Colson married Mary Dustin, and had children including John Colson. John Colson passed away in 1687 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John Colson began in 1654 in England, Borgarfjarðarsýsla, Vesturland, Iceland.
  • John Colson married Mary Dustin, and had children including John Colson.
  • John Colson passed away in 1687 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Colson
1635 – 1670
Birth Location: Bermuda
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Mary Breckley
1635 –
Birth Location: Loudun, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France
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Spouses(s)

Mary Dustin
1659 – 1716
Birth Location: Bermuda
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Children(s)

John Colson
1681 – 1752
Birth Location: Atlantic Islands
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John Colson's Ancestors

Self
John Colson
1654 – 1687
Birth Place: England, Borgarfjarðarsýsla, Vesturland, Iceland
Parents
Edward Colson
1635 – 1670
Bermuda
Mary Breckley
1635 –
Loudun, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Colson's Descendants

1.
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John Colson (1654 – 1 MAR 1687) m. Mary Dustin (1659 – 8 FEB 1716)
  1. 1. John Colson (1681 – 4 JUL 1752) m. Susanna (H.) Lincoln (19 SEP 1688 – 14 MAR 1763)
    1. 1. Susannah Colson (20 APR 1707 – ) m. Richard Agar (10 FEB 1699 – AFT 1750)
      1. 1. Abigail Eager (19 OCT 1727 – ) m. Ebenezer Clark (4 DEC 1722 – )
        1. 1. Abigail Clark (16 SEP 1745 – 8 APR 1822) m. Ezra Pratt (25 MAR 1740 – 7 NOV 1807)
        2. 2. Abraham Clark (ABT 1746 – )
        3. 3. Sarah Clark (1748 – 1833) m. John Pool (11 SEP 1743 – 4 AUG 1788)
        4. 4. James Clark (ABT 1748 – )
        5. 5. Ebeanezer Clark (1754 – 24 NOV 1835) m. Ruth Wild ( – 4 FEB 1840)
        6. 6. Rebecca Clark (JUN 1756 – 15 DEC 1850) m. John Vinson (1 JAN 1754 – 23 OCT 1836)
        7. 7. Rachel Clark (ABT 1757 – ) m. John Read (13 FEB 1755 – 8 OCT 1811)
        8. 8. Rachel Clark (15 JUL 1760 – )
        9. 9. Susanna Clark (8 OCT 1763 – FEB 1817) m. John White (13 MAY 1760 – BEF 1 MAY 1809)
        10. 10. Sarah Clark (ABT 1765 – ) m. John Pool (25 AUG 1754 – 12 OCT 1828)
        11. 11. Abby Clark (ABT 1769 – ) m. Pratt
        12. 12. Susan Clark (8 OCT 1773 – FEB 1817)
      2. 2. Susanna Eager (7 JUL 1729 – ) m. Micah White (10 DEC 1721 – 1802)
      3. 3. Sarah Eager (23 APR 1731 – 19 FEB 1769) m. Timothy Thayer (12 SEP 1729 – 26 AUG 1761) m. Jeremiah White (7 MAR 1712 – 13 MAY 1794)
      4. 4. Mary Ager (5 FEB 1732 – 1828) m. David (Jr) Thayer (13 FEB 1734 – ) m. David Thayer (29 MAR 1724 – 1795)
      5. 5. Hannah Ager (10 NOV 1734 – )
      6. 6. Rebecca Ager (27 MAR 1737 – )
      7. 7. Richard Ager (3 MAR 1739 – )
      8. 8. Jonathan Ager (3 NOV 1740 – 29 OCT 1815) m. Sarah Ayers (10 MAY 1752 – BEF 23 OCT 1783) m. Sarah Pratt (1760 – 6 FEB 1821)
      9. 9. Rachel Eager (25 OCT 1742 – 25 MAR 1792) m. Jacob Ford (15 AUG 1738 – 21 FEB 1818)
      10. 10. Ebenezer Agar (7 AUG 1744 – ) m. Elizabeth Hovey (ABT 1748 – ABT 1786)
      11. 11. Benjamin Agar (22 MAY 1746 – 1 MAR 1824) m. Relief Dunbar (21 JUN 1772 – 30 JUL 1858)
      12. 12. Lydia Eager (ABT 1748 – 19 DEC 1775) m. John Ford (26 MAR 1744 – 18 MAR 1792)
      13. 13. Zaccheus Auger (22 DEC 1750 – )
    2. 2. Mary Colson (7 OCT 1708 – BEF NOV 1710)
    3. 3. John Colson (20 NOV 1710 – 1744/1749) m. Deborah Sprague (ABT 1705 – 1766)
    4. 4. Mary Colson (20 NOV 1710 – ) m. Jeremiah Beal (25 DEC 1706 – 6 MAR 1752)
    5. 5. Thomas Colson (27 JAN 1712 – 6 JUN 1799) m. Mary Bolter (4 JUL 1717 – )
    6. 6. Sarah Colson (7 FEB 1714 – 28 FEB 1715)
    7. 7. Christopher Colson (14 MAR 1715 – )
    8. 8. Ebenezer Colson (14 MAR 1716 – 19 APR 1801) m. Hannah White (10 MAY 1716 – 4 DEC 1816)
    9. 9. Brackley Colson (2 OCT 1718 – 19 JUL 1760)
    10. 10. Sarah Colson (9 MAY 1721 – 17 MAR 1730)
    11. 11. Elizabeth Colson (4 MAR 1723 – 4 MAR 1798) m. Samuel Hovey (12 DEC 1718 – 9 FEB 1796)
    12. 12. Anne Colson (1 JAN 1725/1726 – 15 FEB 1799) m. Ebenezer Shaw (23 APR 1718 – 21 NOV 1796)
    13. 13. Josiah Colson (24 JAN 1727 – 30 JUN 1811) m. Leah Beal (7 MAY 1729 – 26 MAY 1809)
    14. 14. Sarah Colson (12 MAR 1732 – 6 JUL 1812) m. John Vinson (13 FEB 1730 – 17 DEC 1824)

John Colson's Timeline

2 Records

1654
1654
Birth of John Colson in England, Borgarfjarðarsýsla, Vesturland, Iceland
England, Borgarfjarðarsýsla, Vesturland, Iceland
1687
1 MAR 1687
Age 33
Death of John Colson in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1654
    Event Place: England, Borgarfjarðarsýsla, Vesturland, Iceland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 MAR 1687
    Event Place: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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