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John KEEP Colton 1698–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jun 1698

Birth Location: Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 28 Jun 1757

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

Father: Samuel Leonard

Mother: Sarah *

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

John KEEP Colton was born in 1698 in Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Samuel Keep Leonard And Sarah Colton. John KEEP Colton passed away in 1757 in Brimfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John KEEP Colton was born in 1698 in Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Samuel Keep Leonard And Sarah Colton.
  • John KEEP Colton passed away in 1757 in Brimfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Leonard
1670–1755
Birth Location: Longmeadow, MA
SL
Sarah *
1678–1754
Birth Location: Longmeadow, MA
S*

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Colton's Ancestors

Self
John Colton
1698–1757
Birth Place: Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Samuel KEEP Leonard
1670–1755
Longmeadow, MA
Sarah (Colton) *
1678–1754
Longmeadow, MA
Grandparents
John Keepe
1640–1676
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Leonard
1645–1676
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Thomas COLTON
1651–1728
Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Griswold
1657–1690
Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Keep
1584–1641
Sarah Keep
1620–1675
John Leonard
1615–1676
Sarah HeathHeald
1623–1711
George COLTON
1620–1699
Deborah Gardner
1624–1689
Matthew Griswold
1620–1698
Anna GRISWOLD
1620–1704
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Keep
1542–1592
Anna Corye
1554–1621
Aug Keepe
1600–
Thomas Leonard
1577–1638
Lydia White
1587–1638
Thomas Sr.
1601–1645
John Gardner
1595–1622
Abigail Parsons
1602–1641
John Gardner
1595–1622
Henry Wolcott
1578–1655
Heney Wolcott
1584–1655

John Colton's Timeline

6 Records

1698
22 Jun 1698
Birth of John KEEP Colton in Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts Colony, British Colonies
Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts Colony, British Colonies
1698
22 Jun 1698
Birth of John KEEP Colton in Longmeadow, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Longmeadow, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
1698
22 Jun 1698
Birth of John KEEP Colton in Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
1757
28 Jul 1757
Age 59
Death of John KEEP Colton in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
1757
28 Jul 1757
Age 59
Death of John KEEP Colton in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
1757
28 Jun 1757
Age 59
Death of John KEEP Colton in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1698
    Event Place: Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts Colony, British Colonies

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1698
    Event Place: Longmeadow, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1698
    Event Place: Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1757
    Event Place: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1757
    Event Place: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1757
    Event Place: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brimfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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