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John Westcott 1776–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct.8,1776

Birth Location: Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island

Death Date: Oct.12,1847

Death Location: Higginsville, Oneida County, New York

Father: Gardiner Sr.

Mother: Mary Knight

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John Westcott was born in 1776 in Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, the child of Gardiner Westcott Sr And Mary Knight. John Westcott passed away in 1847 in Higginsville, Oneida County, New York.

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Biography

  • John Westcott was born in 1776 in Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, the child of Gardiner Westcott Sr And Mary Knight.
  • John Westcott passed away in 1847 in Higginsville, Oneida County, New York.

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John Westcott's Ancestors

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John Westcott
1776–1847
Birth Place: Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island
Parents
Gardiner Westcott Sr.
1744–1808
Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island
Mary Knight
1741–1817
Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island
Grandparents
Caleb Westcott
1716–1800
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Hannah (Elizabeth) Gardiner
1723–1756
South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Edward Knight
1710–1772
Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island
Mary (Freelove) Tefft
1708–1776
Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Knight
1685–1754
Deliverance Ralph
1682–1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt. Rogers
1649–1718
Anne Knight
1648–1702

John Westcott's Timeline

2 Records

1776
Oct.8,1776
Birth of John Westcott in Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island
Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island
1847
Oct.12,1847
Age 71
Death of John Westcott in Higginsville, Oneida County, New York
Higginsville, Oneida County, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct.8,1776
    Event Place: Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct.12,1847
    Event Place: Higginsville, Oneida County, New York
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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