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Matthew Ransom 1661–1686 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1661

Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1686

Death Location: Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Robert Ransom

Mother: Hannah Ransom

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Matthew Ransom was born in 1661 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Robert Ransom And Hannah Ransom. Matthew Ransom passed away in 1686 in Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Matthew Ransom was born in 1661 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Robert Ransom And Hannah Ransom.
  • Matthew Ransom passed away in 1686 in Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA.

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Matthew Ransom's Ancestors

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Matthew Ransom
1661–1686
Birth Place: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Robert Ransom
1630–1697
Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England
Hannah Ransom
1640–1735
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Robert Ransom
1605–1675
Suffolk, Kent, England
Lucy Purefoy
1598–1657
Leicestershire, England
Thomas (George) Gardner
1617–1689
Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK
Hannah Swift
1620–1664
Bocking, Essex, England, UK
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Matthew Ransom's Timeline

3 Records

1661
1661
Birth of Matthew Ransom in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
1686
1686
Age 25
Death of Matthew Ransom in Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1688
7 Mar 1688
Age 27
Matthew Ransom was married in Saybrook, Connecticut
Saybrook, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1661
    Event Place: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Historical outline of the Ransom family of America : and genealogical record of the Colchester, Connecticut branch

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1688
    Event Place: Saybrook, Connecticut
    Record Source: American Marriages Before 1699

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1686
    Event Place: Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

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