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Major James Giles 8th GGF 1629–1689 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1629

Birth Location: Challock Parish, Kent, , England

Death Date: 20 May 1689

Death Location: Bound Brook, Somerset, New Jersey, United States

Father: Matthew GGF.

Mother: Elizabeth GGM

Spouse(s): Elizabeth\Eliza QUAKER

Children(s): Elizabeth Giles

Major James Giles 8th GGF was born in 1629 in Challock Parish, Kent, , England, the child of Matthew Giles Gyles Jeyles 9Th Ggf And Elizabeth Gresham 10Th Ggm. Major James Giles 8th GGF married Elizabeth Eliza Tidd Quaker, and had children including Elizabeth Giles. Major James Giles 8th GGF passed away in 1689 in Bound Brook, Somerset, New Jersey, United States.

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Biography

  • Major James Giles 8th GGF was born in 1629 in Challock Parish, Kent, , England, the child of Matthew Giles Gyles Jeyles 9Th Ggf And Elizabeth Gresham 10Th Ggm.
  • Major James Giles 8th GGF married Elizabeth Eliza Tidd Quaker, and had children including Elizabeth Giles.
  • Major James Giles 8th GGF passed away in 1689 in Bound Brook, Somerset, New Jersey, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew GGF.
1604–1668
Birth Location: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
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Elizabeth GGM
1613–1654
Birth Location: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth\Eliza QUAKER
1642–1699
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusettes, America
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Giles
1667–1722
Birth Location: Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
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Major GGF's Ancestors

Self
Major GGF
1629–1689
Birth Place: Challock Parish, Kent, , England
Parents
Matthew Giles, Gyles, Jeyles 9th GGF.
1604–1668
Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
Elizabeth (Gresham 10th) GGM
1613–1654
Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
Grandparents
Edward Giles
1566–1637
Sheldwich, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Totnes
1525–1606
Lady Stukely
1532–1606
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Major GGF's Descendants

1.
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Major (James Giles 8th) GGF (1629–20 May 1689) m. Elizabeth\Eliza (Tidd) QUAKER (May 1642–22 Jul 1699)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Giles 1667–1722 m. William (Oldham) Olden* 1660–1718
    1. 1. William (Olden) Jr 1694–1764 m. Abigail Sebring 1694–1775
      1. 1. Aeltje (Elizabeth Olden) Alden* 1721–1784 m. John DeGroot 1724–1771
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Sophia) DeGroot* 1747–1821 m. Jacob Williamson 1739–1821

Major GGF's Timeline

2 Records

1629
1629
Birth of Major James Giles 8th GGF in Challock Parish, Kent, , England
Challock Parish, Kent, , England
1689
20 May 1689
Age 60
Death of Major James Giles 8th GGF in Bound Brook, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Bound Brook, Somerset, New Jersey, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1629
    Event Place: Challock Parish, Kent, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1689
    Event Place: Bound Brook, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
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