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John Dwight 1601–1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1601

Birth Location: Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England

Death Date: 1660

Death Location: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: William Dwight

Mother: Alice Banks

Spouse(s): Hannah Dwight

Children(s): Mary Dwight, Sarah Dwight

In 1601, John Dwight entered the world in Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England, born to William Dwight And Alice Banks. John Dwight married Hannah Dwight, and had children including Mary Dwight, Sarah Dwight. John Dwight passed away in 1660 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1601, John Dwight entered the world in Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England, born to William Dwight And Alice Banks.
  • John Dwight married Hannah Dwight, and had children including Mary Dwight, Sarah Dwight.
  • John Dwight passed away in 1660 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Dwight's Ancestors

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John Dwight
1601–1660
Birth Place: Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Parents
William Dwight
1570–1629
Bocking, Essex, , England
Alice Banks
1558–1629
Freston, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
William (John) Dwight
1540–1660
Essex, England
Ann (Todd) Dynley
1540–1656
Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Vunter Banks
1550–1628
Freston, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Dwight
1500–1560
Margery Dwight
1505–1575
Harry (Dwight)
1510–1560
Rose Morley
1510–1540
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Dwight's Descendants

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John Dwight (1601–1660) m. Hannah Dwight (1604–5 September 1656)
  1. 1. Mary Dwight 1635–1686 m. Henry Phillips 1614–1686
    1. 1. Elizabeth Phillips 1672–1766 m. Benjamin (Sweetser ,) Jr. 1666–1720
      1. 1. Benjamin (Sweetser) III 1696–1754 m. Constance Row 1696–1754
        1. 1. Hannah Sweetser 1725–1820 m. James (Gooding) IV 1722–1793
  2. 2. Sarah Dwight 1638–1663 m. Nathaniel Reynolds 1627–1708
    1. 1. Elizabeth Reynolds 1656–1716 m. John (Fosdick) Jr 1657–1744
      1. 1. Sarah Fosdick 1687–1763 m. Daniel Newhall 1685–1760
        1. 1. Sarah Newhall 1711– m. Thomas BURDITT 1705–1763

John Dwight's Timeline

3 Records

1601
1601
Birth of John Dwight in Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
1660
24 January 1660
Age 59
Death of John Dwight in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1660
1660
Age 59
Death of John Dwight in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1601
    Event Place: Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 January 1660
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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