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Martha Read 1670 – 1726 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1670

Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Colony

Death Date: 1726

Death Location: Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas GGF

Mother: Elizabeth GGM

Spouse(s): Richard Waters

Children(s): Samuel Waters

The story of Martha Read began in 1670 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Colony. Martha Read married Richard Waters, and had children including Samuel Waters. Martha Read passed away in 1726 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Martha Read began in 1670 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Colony.
  • Martha Read married Richard Waters, and had children including Samuel Waters.
  • Martha Read passed away in 1726 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas GGF
1641 – 1695
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Elizabeth GGM
1641 – 1674
Birth Location: Braintree, Bristol, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Richard Waters
1669 – 1726
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Samuel Waters
1704 – 1786
Birth Location: Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Martha Read's Ancestors

Self
Martha Read
1670 – 1726
Birth Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Colony
Parents
Thomas Read 11th GGF
1641 – 1695
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Elizabeth (Read 11th) GGM
1641 – 1674
Braintree, Bristol, Massachusetts
Grandparents
James (Thomas) Clarke
1602 – 1674
East Farleigh, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Read's Descendants

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Martha Read (11 Apr 1670 – 1726) m. Richard Waters (13 Nov 1669 – Feb 1726)
  1. 1. Samuel Waters (1 Sep 1704 – 26 Jun 1786) m. Rachel Holman (23 Sep 1710 – 10 Mar 1784)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Waters (1737 – ) m. Isaac Buck (19 Mar 1728 – 20 Jan 1776)
      1. 1. William BUCK (17 Aug 1765 – Abt 1805) m. Elizabeth Murray (1770 – Mar 1807)
        1. 1. Murray BUCK (11 Apr 1801 – 24 Mar 1855) m. Polly Thorp (1803 – 1844)

Martha Read's Timeline

2 Records

1670
11 Apr 1670
Birth of Martha Read in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Colony
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Colony
1726
1726
Age 56
Death of Martha Read in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1670
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1726
    Event Place: Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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