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Joseph Willard 1686–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1686

Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 30 July 1761

Death Location: Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Henry Willard

Mother: Mary Lakin

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Joseph Willard was born in 1686 in Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Henry Willard And Mary Lakin. Joseph Willard passed away in 1761 in Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Willard was born in 1686 in Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Henry Willard And Mary Lakin.
  • Joseph Willard passed away in 1761 in Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA.

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Joseph Willard's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Willard
1686–1761
Birth Place: Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Henry Willard
1655–1726
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Lakin
1660–1688
Reading, Middlesex Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Simon Willard
1634–1676
Horsemonden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Mary Dunster
1630–1715
Bury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
John Lakin
1627–1697
Berkshire, England
Mary Lakin
1640–1701
Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Willard
1605–1676
William Lakin
1602–1669
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Willard's Timeline

2 Records

1686
1686
Birth of Joseph Willard in Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
1761
30 July 1761
Age 75
Death of Joseph Willard in Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1686
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 July 1761
    Event Place: Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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