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John Skidmore 1725–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 16, 1725

Birth Location: Newtown, Fairfield Co. CT

Death Date: 10 Oct 1790

Death Location: Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: Lieut Skidmore

Mother: Martha Sherman

Spouse(s): Mary Prindle

Children(s): Annis Skidmore, Alathea Skidmore, Elias Skidmore, Abel Skidmore

The story of John Skidmore began in 1725 in Newtown, Fairfield Co. CT. John Skidmore married Mary Magdalena Prindle, and had children including Abel Skidmore, Alathea Skidmore, Annis Skidmore, Elias Skidmore. John Skidmore passed away in 1790 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John Skidmore began in 1725 in Newtown, Fairfield Co. CT.
  • John Skidmore married Mary Magdalena Prindle, and had children including Abel Skidmore, Alathea Skidmore, Annis Skidmore, Elias Skidmore.
  • John Skidmore passed away in 1790 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Skidmore's Ancestors

Self
John Skidmore
1725–1790
Birth Place: Newtown, Fairfield Co. CT
Parents
Lieut Thomas Skidmore
1693–1761
Long Hill, Fairfield Co, CT
Martha Sherman
1694–1774
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
John Skidmore
1663–1741
Jamaica, Livingston, New York, United States
Mary (Keep) Norton
1665–1748
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
Benjamin Sherman
1662–1742
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Rebecca Phippen
1666–1739
Boston, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
John Skidmore*
1643–1680
Susanna Davis*
1642–1678
Peter Norton
1633–1670
Mary Andrews
1645–1687
Honorable Sherman
1618–1700
Sarah Mitchell
1621–1665
Benjamin Phippen
1625–1678
Wilmot Ewer
1636–1670
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ellen Whitehead
1600–
Thomas Skidmore*
1600–
Edmund Sherman
1572–1641
Joan Makin
1575–1611
Matthew Mitchell
1591–
Susan Mitchell
1590–1635

John Skidmore's Descendants

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John Skidmore (Jan 16, 1725–10 Oct 1790) m. Mary (Magdalena) Prindle (14 Oct 1727–24 Apr 1807)
  1. 1. Annis Skidmore 1759–1790 m. Zachariah (Bernard) Browne 1739–1817
    1. 1. Zachariah (Bernard Browne,) Esq 1786–1870 m. Eliza (Isabella) Vail 1816–1854
      1. 1. Josiah (Sawyer) Brown 1845–1932 m. Clara (Lizetta) Bergold 1857–1950
        1. 1. Lucy (Magdelina) Brown 1887–1985 m. Frederick (August) Reil 1875–1953
        2. 2. Frances (B) Brown 1892–
        3. 3. Clarence (Gustav) Brown 1881–1939
        4. 4. Clara (Belle) Brown 1883–
        5. 5. Bertha (B) Brown 1885–
      2. 2. Zachariah (Bernard jr "Zack") Brown 1850–1942
      3. 3. David (Albert) Brown 1840–1877
      4. 4. William (Chandler) Brown 1841–
    2. 2. William (Chandler) Browne 1773–1843
    3. 3. Joshua (Converse) Browne 1771–1801
    4. 4. John (Skidmore) Browne 1848–1914
    5. 5. John (Skidmore) Brown 1784–1878
  2. 2. Alathea Skidmore 1748–1781
  3. 3. Elias Skidmore 1755–1804
  4. 4. Abel Skidmore 1754–1846

John Skidmore's Timeline

2 Records

1725
Jan 16, 1725
Birth of John Skidmore in Newtown, Fairfield Co. CT
Newtown, Fairfield Co. CT
1790
10 Oct 1790
Age 65
Death of John Skidmore in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 16, 1725
    Event Place: Newtown, Fairfield Co. CT
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 381.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DKB

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1790
    Event Place: Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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