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John Kent 1645–1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 July 1645

Birth Location: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 1718

Death Location: Montesano, Washington, USA

Father: Richard Kent

Mother:

Spouse(s): Sara Woodman, Hannah Griswold

Children(s): Hannah Kent, Maria Kent, Joshua Kent, Joshua Kent, Joseph Kent, Samuel Kent, Ebenezer Kent, Lydia Kent, Mary Kent, Susannah Kent, Judith Kent

In 1645, John Kent entered the world in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Richard Kent And Kent. John Kent married Hannah Griswold, Sara Woodman, and had children including Ebenezer Kent, Hannah Kent, John Kent, Joseph Kent, Joshua Kent, Judith Kent, Lydia Kent, Maria Kent, Mary Kent, Richard D Kent, Samuel Kent, Susannah Kent. John Kent passed away in 1718 in Montesano, Washington, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1645, John Kent entered the world in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Richard Kent And Kent.
  • John Kent married Hannah Griswold, Sara Woodman, and had children including Ebenezer Kent, Hannah Kent, John Kent, Joseph Kent, Joshua Kent, Judith Kent, Lydia Kent, Maria Kent, Mary Kent, Richard D Kent, Samuel Kent, Susannah Kent.
  • John Kent passed away in 1718 in Montesano, Washington, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Kent's Ancestors

Self
John Kent
1645–1718
Birth Place: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Richard Kent
1586–1654
Nether, Wallop, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Kent
1550–1605
Nether Wallop, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Kent's Descendants

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John Kent (29 July 1645–1718) m. Sara Woodman (1642–) m. Hannah Griswold (4 March 1644–9 Jan 1690)
  1. 1. Hannah Kent 1667–
  2. 2. Maria Kent 1669–
  3. 3. Joshua Kent 1672–1672
  4. 4. Joshua Kent 1674–
  5. 5. Joseph Kent 1675–1753
  6. 6. Samuel Kent 1678–1703
  7. 7. Ebenezer Kent 1680–1752
  8. 8. Lydia Kent 1683–
  9. 9. Mary Kent 1686–
  10. 10. Susannah Kent 1689–
  11. 11. Judith Kent 1682–1751 m. Thomas Merrill 1678–1756
    1. 1. Judith Flanders 1706–1775
    2. 2. Nathan Merrill 1714–1736
    3. 3. Hannah Merrill 1720–1757

John Kent's Timeline

4 Records

1645
20 Jul 1645
Birth of John Kent in Newbury, Mass
Newbury, Mass
1645
29 July 1645
Birth of John Kent in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1718
1718
Age 73
Death of John Kent in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1890
Jun 1890
Age 245
John Kent resided here in Montesano, Chehalis, Washington, USA
Montesano, Chehalis, Washington, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1645
    Event Place: Newbury, Mass
    Record Source:
    [1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] Essex County, Massachusetts Depositions
    [6] North America, Family Histories
    [7] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 July 1645
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex 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: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1678
    Record Source: Essex County, Massachusetts Depositions

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Jun 1890
    Event Place: Montesano, Chehalis, Washington, USA
    Record Source: 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1861-1904
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records
    [4] Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Montesano, Washington, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1861-1904

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

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