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Joseph Messenger 1687–1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Sep 1687

Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 10 May 1763

Death Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Nathaniel Messenger

Mother: Rebecca Kelsey

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In 1687, Joseph Messenger entered the world in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, born to Nathaniel Messenger And Rebecca Kelsey. Joseph Messenger passed away in 1763 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1687, Joseph Messenger entered the world in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, born to Nathaniel Messenger And Rebecca Kelsey.
  • Joseph Messenger passed away in 1763 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Joseph Messenger's Ancestors

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Joseph Messenger
1687–1763
Birth Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Nathaniel Messenger
1651–1700
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Rebecca Kelsey
1660–1778
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Edward Messenger
1617–1688
Lincolnshire, England
Dorcas Bosworth
1620–1702
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Mark Kelsey
1628–1723
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Rebecca Hoskins
1634–1683
Windsor, Htfd, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Sr
1588–1637
Sarah BENEDICT
1590–1681
William Kelsey
1600–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Messenger
1546–1616
Agnes Marchall
1550–1614
George Kelsey
1572–1603
Elizabeth Hammond
1575–1632

Joseph Messenger's Timeline

2 Records

1687
20 Sep 1687
Birth of Joseph Messenger in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1763
10 May 1763
Age 76
Death of Joseph Messenger in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1687
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1763
    Event Place: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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