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Joseph Sumner 1740–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jan 1740

Birth Location: Pomfret, Windham County, Conn.

Death Date: 9 Dec 1824

Death Location: Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Samuel Rev.

Mother: Elizabeth Griffin

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In 1740, Joseph Sumner entered the world in Pomfret, Windham County, Conn., born to Samuel Sumner Rev And Elizabeth Griffin. Joseph Sumner passed away in 1824 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1740, Joseph Sumner entered the world in Pomfret, Windham County, Conn., born to Samuel Sumner Rev And Elizabeth Griffin.
  • Joseph Sumner passed away in 1824 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Joseph Sumner's Ancestors

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Joseph Sumner
1740–1824
Birth Place: Pomfret, Windham County, Conn.
Parents
Samuel Sumner Rev.
1695–1781
Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Griffin
1702–1772
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
George (Sumner) Jr.
1666–1732
Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Ann Tucker
1673–1752
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Joseph Griffin
1657–1714
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah Devotion
1662–1732
Roxbury
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Sumner's Timeline

2 Records

1740
19 Jan 1740
Birth of Joseph Sumner in Pomfret, Windham County, Conn.
Pomfret, Windham County, Conn.
1824
9 Dec 1824
Age 84
Death of Joseph Sumner in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1740
    Event Place: Pomfret, Windham County, Conn.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1824
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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