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Joseph Ransom 1683–1759 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 January 1683

Birth Location: Old Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 3 September 1759

Death Location: Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Mathew Ransom

Mother: Hannah Jones

Spouse(s): Jane Huntley

Children(s): Matthew Ransom, Samuel Ransom, Hannah Ransom, Mary Ransom, Joseph Ransom, Jane Ransom, Catherine Ransom, Stephen Ransom, Mary Ransom, Phebe Ransom, Ruth Ransom

In 1683, Joseph Ransom entered the world in Old Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America, born to Mathew Ransom And Hannah Jones. Joseph Ransom married Jane Huntley, Sarah Way, and had children including Catherine Ransom, Hannah Ransom, Jane Ransom, Joseph Ransom, Mary Ransom, Matthew Ransom, Phebe Ransom, Ruth Ransom, Samuel Ransom, Stephen Ransom. Joseph Ransom passed away in 1759 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1683, Joseph Ransom entered the world in Old Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America, born to Mathew Ransom And Hannah Jones.
  • Joseph Ransom married Jane Huntley, Sarah Way, and had children including Catherine Ransom, Hannah Ransom, Jane Ransom, Joseph Ransom, Mary Ransom, Matthew Ransom, Phebe Ransom, Ruth Ransom, Samuel Ransom, Stephen Ransom.
  • Joseph Ransom passed away in 1759 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mathew Ransom
1661–1697
Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Hannah Jones
1668–1746
Birth Location: Connecticut, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Jane Huntley
1686–1773
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Matthew Ransom
1711–1760
Birth Location: Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Samuel Ransom
1726–
Birth Location: –
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Hannah Ransom
1725–1794
Birth Location: Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
HR
Mary Ransom
1709–1732
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
MR
Joseph Ransom
1719–1797
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Jane Ransom
1714–1802
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
JR
Catherine Ransom
1716–1735
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Stephen Ransom
1724–1796
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
SR
Mary Ransom
1733–1752
Birth Location: –
MR
Phebe Ransom
1721–1807
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
PR
Ruth Ransom
1728–
Birth Location: Connecticut, Connecticut, USA
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Joseph Ransom's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Ransom
1683–1759
Birth Place: Old Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Mathew Ransom
1661–1697
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Jones
1668–1746
Connecticut, United States of America
Grandparents
Robert Ransom
1636–1697
England
Susanna Gardner
1637–1697
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Amer, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Garnett\Gardner
1585–1624
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gardner
1564–1635
Lady II
1564–1648

Joseph Ransom's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Ransom (10 January 1683–3 September 1759) m. Jane Huntley (10 September 1686–24 February 1773)
  1. 1. Matthew Ransom 1711–1760
  2. 2. Samuel Ransom 1726–
  3. 3. Hannah Ransom 1725–1794
  4. 4. Mary Ransom 1709–1732
  5. 5. Joseph Ransom 1719–1797
  6. 6. Jane Ransom 1714–1802
  7. 7. Catherine Ransom 1716–1735
  8. 8. Stephen Ransom 1724–1796
  9. 9. Mary Ransom 1733–1752
  10. 10. Phebe Ransom 1721–1807
  11. 11. Ruth Ransom 1728–

Joseph Ransom's Timeline

3 Records

1683
10 January 1683
Birth of Joseph Ransom in Old Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Old Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
1736
16 December 1736
Age 53
Joseph Ransom was married in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
1759
3 September 1759
Age 76
Death of Joseph Ransom in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 January 1683
    Event Place: Old Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 December 1736
    Event Place: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 September 1759
    Event Place: Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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