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Jonas Prescott 1678–1750 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 OCTOBER 1678

Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 12 SEPTEMBER 1750

Death Location: Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Jonas Prescott

Mother: Mary Loker

Spouse(s): Thankful Wheeler

Children(s): Sarah Prescott, Ebenezer Prescott, Jonas Prescott, Thankful Prescott, Mary Prescott, Dorcas Prescott

Jonas Prescott was born in 1678 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Jonas Prescott And Mary Loker. Jonas Prescott married Thankful Wheeler, and had children including Dorcas Prescott, Ebenezer Prescott, Jonas Prescott, Mary Prescott, Sarah Prescott, Thankful Prescott. Jonas Prescott passed away in 1750 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jonas Prescott was born in 1678 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Jonas Prescott And Mary Loker.
  • Jonas Prescott married Thankful Wheeler, and had children including Dorcas Prescott, Ebenezer Prescott, Jonas Prescott, Mary Prescott, Sarah Prescott, Thankful Prescott.
  • Jonas Prescott passed away in 1750 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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Jonas Prescott's Ancestors

Self
Jonas Prescott
1678–1750
Birth Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Jonas Prescott
1648–1723
Lancaster
Mary Loker
1653–1735
Grandparents
John (Prescott) Sr
1605–1681
England
Mary (Platts Gawkroger *) C9
1607–1674
Sowerby, Hambleton, Yorkshire, England
John Loker
1608–1653
Bures Hamlet, Braintree District, Essex, England
Mary Draper
1620–1697
Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Shevington
1567–
Ellen !
1570–1643
James Gaukroger
1578–1628
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Shevington*
1528–1594
Lady Standish*
1549–1576

Jonas Prescott's Descendants

1.
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Jonas Prescott (26 OCTOBER 1678–12 SEPTEMBER 1750) m. Thankful Wheeler (3 June 1682–6 November 1716)
  1. 1. Sarah Prescott 1712–1737 m. Samuel MINOT 1706–1766
    1. 1. Sarah (Thankful Minott) * 1737–1811 m. Amos Dakin 1731–1789
      1. 1. Amos Dakin 1760–1842 m. Mary Kingsley 1760–1815
        1. 1. Polly Dankin 1787– m. William Russell 1779–1849
        2. 2. Lucretia Dakin 1795–1878
        3. 3. Sally Dakin 1789–1864
  2. 2. Ebenezer Prescott 1700–
  3. 3. Jonas Prescott 1703–
  4. 4. Thankful Prescott 1705–
  5. 5. Mary Prescott 1711–1793
  6. 6. Dorcas Prescott 1714–1803

Jonas Prescott's Timeline

2 Records

1678
26 OCTOBER 1678
Birth of Jonas Prescott in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1750
12 SEPTEMBER 1750
Age 72
Death of Jonas Prescott in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 OCTOBER 1678
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Ancestors of the John Lowe Family Circle and their descendants

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 SEPTEMBER 1750
    Event Place: Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Ancestors of the John Lowe Family Circle and their descendants

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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