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Joseph Spear 1688–1729 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Feb 1688 or 1687

Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 24 Mar 1729

Death Location: Rainsford Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts

Father: Nathaniel Spear

Mother: Hannah Holman

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The story of Joseph Spear began in 1688 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Joseph Spear passed away in 1729 in Rainsford Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Spear began in 1688 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Joseph Spear passed away in 1729 in Rainsford Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts.

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Joseph Spear's Ancestors

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Joseph Spear
1688–1729
Birth Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Nathaniel Spear
1665–1728
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Holman
1668–1751
Milton, Massachusetts
Grandparents
George Spear
1612–1688
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Mary Heath
1627–1674
Nazing,,england
Great-Grandparents
Capt. SPEAR
1580–1671
MARGERY (SPEAR)
1588–1654
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Spear
1550–1614
Catherine Harris
1560–1613

Joseph Spear's Timeline

2 Records

1688
25 Feb 1688 or 1687
Birth of Joseph Spear in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1729
24 Mar 1729
Age 41
Death of Joseph Spear in Rainsford Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts
Rainsford Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1688 or 1687
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1729
    Event Place: Rainsford Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts

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