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Mary Brett 1678–1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1678

Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 14 JAN 1756

Death Location: West Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Elihu Brett

Mother: Anna Turner

Spouse(s): John Willis

Children(s): Margaret Willis

Mary Brett was born in 1678 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Elihu Brett And Anna Hannah Turner. Mary Brett married John Willis, and had children including Margaret Willis. Mary Brett passed away in 1756 in West Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Mary Brett was born in 1678 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Elihu Brett And Anna Hannah Turner.
  • Mary Brett married John Willis, and had children including Margaret Willis.
  • Mary Brett passed away in 1756 in West Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Brett's Ancestors

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Mary Brett
1678–1756
Birth Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Elihu Brett
1650–
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Anna (Hannah) Turner
1654–1698
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
William Brett
1618–1681
Hastings, Kent, England
Margaret Ford
1624–
Kent, England, United Kingdom
George Turner
1627–
Bridgewater, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Robbins
1633–
Duxbury, Plymouth, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Robert Turner
1599–1627
Nazareth Hobart
1601–1658
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Hobart
1573–1646
Margaret Dewey
1574–1649

Mary Brett's Descendants

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Mary Brett (1678–14 JAN 1756) m. John Willis (1672–1 NOV 1732)
  1. 1. Margaret Willis 1705–1764 m. Nathanial Harvey 1705–1801
    1. 1. David Harvey 1735–1814 m. Content (D) Byram 1740–1781
      1. 1. Content Harvey 1773–1854 m. Josiah Winslow 1774–1809
        1. 1. Josiah (Harvey) Winslow 1803–1874 m. Knight (Fanny) Knight 1803–1862

Mary Brett's Timeline

2 Records

1678
1678
Birth of Mary Brett in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1756
14 JAN 1756
Age 78
Death of Mary Brett in West Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
West Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 17 July 2019, 02:01), entry for Mary Brett(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KP42-93V
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 July 2016), Mary Brett Willis, 1756; Burial, West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States of America, Old Graveyard; citing record ID 47491097, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Mary in entry for John Willis, 24 Dec 1701; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Mary in entry for Margrett Willis, 15 Sep 1704; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 17 July 2019, 02:01), entry for Mary Brett(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KP42-93V
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 July 2016), Mary Brett Willis, 1756; Burial, West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States of America, Old Graveyard; citing record ID 47491097, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Mary in entry for John Willis, 24 Dec 1701; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Mary in entry for Margrett Willis, 15 Sep 1704; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 JAN 1756
    Event Place: West Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 17 July 2019, 02:01), entry for Mary Brett(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KP42-93V
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 July 2016), Mary Brett Willis, 1756; Burial, West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States of America, Old Graveyard; citing record ID 47491097, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Mary in entry for John Willis, 24 Dec 1701; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 10 February 2018), Mary in entry for Margrett Willis, 15 Sep 1704; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.

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