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John Mason 1656 – 1683 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1656

Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 18 Mar 1683

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Sampson Mason

Mother: Mary Butterworth

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Children(s):

In 1656, John Mason entered the world in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, born to Sampson Mason and Mary Butterworth. John Mason passed away in 1683 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1656, John Mason entered the world in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, born to Sampson Mason and Mary Butterworth.
  • John Mason passed away in 1683 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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John Mason's Ancestors

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John Mason
1656 – 1683
Birth Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Sampson Mason
1625 – 1676
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Butterworth
1629 – 1714
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John (Henry) Butterworth
1599 – 1698
St Faith under St Paul, London, England
Mary ("Marie") Longbottom
1600 – 1687
England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Butterworth
1556 – 1589
Elizabeth Butterworth
1560 – 1600
John Longbottom
1580 –
Susan Longbottom
1580 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Brian Lanbotham
1520 – 1569
Alice Maud
1539 – 1572
Francis Hay
1555 – 1598
Mary Murray-Hay
1560 –

John Mason's Timeline

2 Records

1656
12 Feb 1656
Birth of John Mason in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1683
18 Mar 1683
Age 27
Death of John Mason in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1656
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1683
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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