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John Steel Steele 1583–1653 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1583

Birth Location: Fairstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1653

Death Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Richard Steele

Mother: Elizabeth Broda

Spouse(s): Mercy Ruscoe, Rachael Steele

Children(s):

John Steel Steele was born in 1583 in Fairstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Ii Steel Steele And Elizabeth Bredo Bredy Broda. John Steel Steele married Mercy Ruscoe, Rachael Steele, and had children including John Steele. John Steel Steele passed away in 1653 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • John Steel Steele was born in 1583 in Fairstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Ii Steel Steele And Elizabeth Bredo Bredy Broda.
  • John Steel Steele married Mercy Ruscoe, Rachael Steele, and had children including John Steele.
  • John Steel Steele passed away in 1653 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Steele's Ancestors

Self
John Steele
1583–1653
Birth Place: Fairstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard II Steel Steele
1549–1593
Fairtead, Essex, England
Elizabeth (Bredo Bredy) Broda
1565–1626
Stepney, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard Steel
1520–1593
Fairstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Graham
1524–1626
Montrose, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Rosannah Dobbins
1551–1600
Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Horace Barnham
1490–1550
William Graham
1492–1544
Margaret Graham
1505–1548
James (Dobyns)
1512–1588
Elizabeth Dobbins
1519–1598
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir GG)
1475–1544
Ellen Dobyns
1475–1531

John Steele's Timeline

8 Records

1583
1583
Birth of John Steel Steele in Fairstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Fairstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1590
3 Dec 1590
Age 7
John Steel Steele was baptized in Great Paxton, Huntingdonshire, England
Great Paxton, Huntingdonshire, England
1591
12 Dec 1591
Age 8
John Steel Steele was baptized in Fairsted,Essex,England
Fairsted,Essex,England
1622
10 October 1622
Age 39
John Steel Steele was married in Fairsted, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Fairsted, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1634
1634
Age 51
John Steel Steele resided here in Freeman, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts
Freeman, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts
1645
Jun 1645
Age 62
John Steel Steele was married in Farmington, Connecticut
Farmington, Connecticut
1652
30 Jan 1652
Age 69
John Steel Steele resided here in Farmington, Connecticut, USA
Farmington, Connecticut, USA
1653
1653
Age 70
Death of John Steel Steele in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1583
    Event Place: Fairstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 167
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 401.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PAT
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1590
    Event Place: Great Paxton, Huntingdonshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1591
    Event Place: Fairsted,Essex,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 October 1622
    Event Place: Fairsted, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 401.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PAT
    [2] Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Jun 1645
    Event Place: Farmington, Connecticut
    Record Source: American Marriages Before 1699

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1620-1650
    Event Place: Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Connecticut; Year: 1620-1650; Page Number: 46

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Freeman, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1652
    Event Place: Farmington, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Applications of Freemen, 1630-1691

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Steele Family : a Genealogical History of John and George Steele (settlers of Harford, Conn.) 1635-6
    [2] Bassett-Preston Ancestors

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1653
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Steele family: a genealogical history of John and George Steele (settlers of Harford, Conn ) 1635-6
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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