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Mary Willis 1640 – 1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Nov 1640

Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 26 Apr 1704

Death Location: Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Samuel Willis

Mother: Grace NN-Willis

Spouse(s): Samuel Shears

Children(s): Mehitable Shears

The story of Mary Willis began in 1640 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Mary Willis married Samuel Louis Shears, and had children including Mehitable Shears. Mary Willis passed away in 1704 in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Willis began in 1640 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Mary Willis married Samuel Louis Shears, and had children including Mehitable Shears.
  • Mary Willis passed away in 1704 in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Mary Willis's Ancestors

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Mary Willis
1640 – 1704
Birth Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Samuel Willis
1578 – 1642
England
Grace NN-Willis
1600 – 1657
England
Grandparents
Thomas Willis
1537 – 1622
Helen Becon
1540 – 1622
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Willis's Descendants

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Mary Willis (14 Nov 1640 – 26 Apr 1704) m. Samuel (Louis) Shears (1640 – 11 Aug 1709)
  1. 1. Mehitable Shears (1 Feb 1668 – 1775) m. John Archer (1670 – 8 Feb 1717)
    1. 1. Benjamin Archer (25 November 1708 – 25 May 1784) m. Elisabeth Thayer m. Elizabeth Thayer (1720 – ) m. Hannah Trumble
      1. 1. Leonard Archer (9 Apr 1769 – Apr 1774)

Mary Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1640
14 Nov 1640
Birth of Mary Willis in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1704
26 Apr 1704
Age 64
Death of Mary Willis in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1640
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1704
    Event Place: Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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