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John Colton 1659–1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Apr 1659

Birth Location: Longmeadow

Death Date: 3 Feb 1727

Death Location: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: George Quartermaster

Mother: Deborah Gardner

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John Colton was born in 1659 in Longmeadow, the child of George S Colton Quartermaster And Deborah Gardner. John Colton passed away in 1727 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Colton was born in 1659 in Longmeadow, the child of George S Colton Quartermaster And Deborah Gardner.
  • John Colton passed away in 1727 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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John Colton's Ancestors

Self
John Colton
1659–1727
Birth Place: Longmeadow
Parents
George S Colton Quartermaster
1620–1699
Sutton Coldfield, Metropolitan Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Deborah Gardner
1620–1689
England
Grandparents
John Gardner
1595–1624
Greenford, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Unknown) (Gardner)
1602–1641
Warwickshire, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Colton's Timeline

2 Records

1659
8 Apr 1659
Birth of John Colton in Longmeadow
Longmeadow
1727
3 Feb 1727
Age 68
Death of John Colton in Longmeadow
Longmeadow

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1659
    Event Place: Longmeadow
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1727
    Event Place: Longmeadow
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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