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John Giles 1645 – 1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Apr 1645

Birth Location: Salem, Essex County, British Colony of Massachusetts

Death Date: 7 Jul 1688

Death Location: West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA

Father: Edward Giles

Mother: Bridget Scudder

Spouse(s): Mary GALLEY

Children(s): Elizabeth Giles

John Giles was born in 1645 in Salem, Essex County, British Colony of Massachusetts, the child of Edward Giles and Bridget Scudder. John Giles married Mary Elizabeth GALLEY, and had children including Elizabeth Giles. John Giles passed away in 1688 in West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • John Giles was born in 1645 in Salem, Essex County, British Colony of Massachusetts, the child of Edward Giles and Bridget Scudder.
  • John Giles married Mary Elizabeth GALLEY, and had children including Elizabeth Giles.
  • John Giles passed away in 1688 in West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Giles's Ancestors

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John Giles
1645 – 1688
Birth Place: Salem, Essex County, British Colony of Massachusetts
Parents
Edward Giles
1625 – 1680
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Bridget Scudder
1630 – 1693
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Edward Gyles
1580 – 1650
Hopton, Suffolk, England
Henry (T.) Scudder
1605 –
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Giles's Descendants

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John Giles (15 Apr 1645 – 7 Jul 1688) m. Mary (Elizabeth) GALLEY (September 1, 1650 – February 15, 1692)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Giles (07 Feb 1668 – 1746) m. John Waters (1660 – 1693)
    1. 1. JAMES WATERS (1685 – 1742) m. MARGARET (CORNELL) (Waters) (1685 – 1742)
      1. 1. James Waters (1709 – 11 Oct 1771) m. Susana Poston (1724 – 06 Jun 1784)
        1. 1. William Waters (15 Aug 1745 – November 1780) m. Elizabeth Welch (11 Jan 1747 – After 1777)

John Giles's Timeline

5 Records

1645
15 Apr 1645
Birth of John Giles in Salem, Essex County, British Colony of Massachusetts
Salem, Essex County, British Colony of Massachusetts
1663
22 May 1663
Age 18
John Giles was married in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1666
1666
Age 21
John Giles was married in Somerset, Maryland, United States
Somerset, Maryland, United States
1679
5 May 1679
Age 34
John Giles was married in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts
1688
7 Jul 1688
Age 43
Death of John Giles in West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1645
    Event Place: Salem, Essex County, British Colony of Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 May 1663
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1666
    Event Place: Somerset, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 May 1679
    Event Place: Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1688
    Event Place: West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA

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