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John Leavitt Deacon 1608–1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1608

Birth Location: Beverly, Yorks, England

Death Date: 20 Nov 1691

Death Location: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Percival Leavitt

Mother: Margaret Linkley

Spouse(s): Sarah Gilman

Children(s): Israel Leavitt

In 1608, John Leavitt Deacon entered the world in Beverly, Yorks, England, born to Percival Leavitt And Margaret Linkley. John Leavitt Deacon married Sarah Clark Gilman, and had children including Israel Leavitt. John Leavitt Deacon passed away in 1691 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1608, John Leavitt Deacon entered the world in Beverly, Yorks, England, born to Percival Leavitt And Margaret Linkley.
  • John Leavitt Deacon married Sarah Clark Gilman, and had children including Israel Leavitt.
  • John Leavitt Deacon passed away in 1691 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Deacon's Ancestors

Self
John Deacon
1608–1691
Birth Place: Beverly, Yorks, England
Parents
Percival Leavitt
1580–1646
Beverly, Yorkshire, England
Margaret Linkley
1583–1620
Beverly, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Percival Leavitt
1552–1625
Harewood North Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Rotherforth
1561–1607
Yorkshire, of Yorkshire, England
John Linkley
1539–1595
Yorkshire, England
Catherine Awerd
1539–1589
Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Leavitt
1528–1569
Joan Levett
1532–1569
Alexander Rotherforth
1522–1561
Joan Levett
1532–1569
John Linkley
1500–1559
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Leavitt
1506–1567
John Ynglande
1510–1571
Agnes Eastwood
1512–1595
Thomas Rotherforth
1490–1523
Margaret Selby
1493–1535
John Ynglande
1510–1571
Agnes Eastwood
1512–1595

John Deacon's Descendants

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John (Leavitt) Deacon (1608–20 Nov 1691) m. Sarah (Clark) Gilman (20 Jan 1632–26 May 1700)
  1. 1. Israel Leavitt 1648–1696 m. Lydia Jackson 1658–1729
    1. 1. Lydia Leavitt 1691–1781 m. Jonathan Sprague 1686–1764
      1. 1. Betty Sprague 1731–1797 m. Seth Snow 1725–1798
        1. 1. Seth (Snow Revolutionary War) Soldier 1781–1840 m. Mary Snow 1757–1837

John Deacon's Timeline

3 Records

1608
1608
Birth of John Leavitt Deacon in Beverly, Yorks, England
Beverly, Yorks, England
1636
1636
Age 28
John Leavitt Deacon resided here in Hingham
Hingham
1691
20 Nov 1691
Age 83
Death of John Leavitt Deacon in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1608
    Event Place: Beverly, Yorks, England
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 69.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GV1
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 366.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CGF
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: History of the Dudley Family with genealogical tables, pedigrees, & c : number 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1634; Page Number: 174

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1634
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Hingham
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1691
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: History of the Dudley Family with genealogical tables, pedigrees, & c : number 1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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