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John Priest 1711–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 DEC 1711

Birth Location: Watertown, Massachusetts

Death Date: 9 Sep 1797

Death Location: Lancaster, Mass

Father: Joseph Priest

Mother: Margaret Childs

Spouse(s): Bethia Hutchinson

Children(s): Mary Priest

John Priest was born in 1711 in Watertown, Massachusetts, the child of Joseph Priest And Margaret Childs. John Priest married Bethia Hutchinson, and had children including Mary Priest. John Priest passed away in 1797 in Lancaster, Mass.

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Biography

  • John Priest was born in 1711 in Watertown, Massachusetts, the child of Joseph Priest And Margaret Childs.
  • John Priest married Bethia Hutchinson, and had children including Mary Priest.
  • John Priest passed away in 1797 in Lancaster, Mass.

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John Priest's Ancestors

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John Priest
1711–1797
Birth Place: Watertown, Massachusetts
Parents
Joseph Priest
1678–1756
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Margaret Childs
1687–1780
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
JOSEPH (PRIEST) Sr.
1648–1697
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Hannah Hagar
1649–1702
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay
Richard CHILDS
1631–1691
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah TRAINE
1657–1694
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
JAMES PRIEST
1610–1676
Elizabeth Nichols
1615–1676
William Hager
1625–1683
Mary Bemis
1624–1695
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Priest
1590–1676
Elizabeth Nuens
1594–1676
William Sr
1594–1675
Anna Spray
1593–1624
James Bemis
1580–1624
Anna Spray
1593–1624

John Priest's Descendants

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John Priest (09 DEC 1711–9 Sep 1797) m. Bethia Hutchinson (1716–)
  1. 1. Mary Priest 1741–1779 m. William Moffatt 1741–1776
    1. 1. William Moffatt 1767–1851 m. Thankful Gibbs 1767–1858
      1. 1. Lodicia Moffitt 1803–1878 m. George Bell 1788–1870
        1. 1. Frances (Sophia) Bell 1825–1860 m. Jared Bryant 1816–1894

John Priest's Timeline

2 Records

1711
09 DEC 1711
Birth of John Priest in Watertown, Massachusetts
Watertown, Massachusetts
1797
9 Sep 1797
Age 86
Death of John Priest in Lancaster, Mass
Lancaster, Mass

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 DEC 1711
    Event Place: Watertown, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 069

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1797
    Event Place: Lancaster, Mass
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 069

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