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Martha Read 1670–1726 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1670

Birth Location: Rehoboth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1726

Death Location: Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Ensign Read

Mother: Hannah Read

Spouse(s): Richard Waters

Children(s): Lois Waters

Martha Read was born in 1670 in Rehoboth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Ensign Thomas Read And Hannah Anna B Perrin Read. Martha Read married Richard I Waters, and had children including Lois Waters. Martha Read passed away in 1726 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Martha Read was born in 1670 in Rehoboth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Ensign Thomas Read And Hannah Anna B Perrin Read.
  • Martha Read married Richard I Waters, and had children including Lois Waters.
  • Martha Read passed away in 1726 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ensign Read
1641–1695
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
ER
Hannah Read
1645–1710
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
HR

Spouses(s)

Richard Waters
1669–1725
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Lois Waters
1714–1782
Birth Location: Salem, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
LW

Martha Read's Ancestors

Self
Martha Read
1670–1726
Birth Place: Rehoboth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Ensign Thomas Read
1641–1695
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Hannah ((Anna) B Perrin) Read
1645–1710
Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John (Read) Sr
1598–1656
Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Lessie
1623–1702
England, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Read
1565–1621
Lucy Hennage
1586–1621
William Lessie
1570–1645
Abigail Chapman
1590–1702
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Read's Descendants

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Martha Read (11 Apr 1670–1726) m. Richard (I) Waters (13 Nov 1669–Feb 1725)
  1. 1. Lois Waters 1714–1782 m. Thomas Chamberlin 1714–1781
    1. 1. Joseph (W) Chamberlain 1743– m. Susannah Newell 1746–
      1. 1. Obediah Chamberlain 1781–1852 m. Mary ("Polly") Morgan 1786–1818 m. Dorcas Soames 1784–1854
        1. 1. Daniel (Morgan) Chamberlain 1815–1885 m. Eveline (E) B 1818–1887

Martha Read's Timeline

3 Records

1670
11 Apr 1670
Birth of Martha Read in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1670
11 Apr 1670
Birth of Martha Read in Rehoboth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Rehoboth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
1726
1726
Age 56
Death of Martha Read in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1670
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1726
    Event Place: Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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