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Mehitable Johnson 1646–1689 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 March 1646

Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts

Death Date: 4 August 1689

Death Location: Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut

Father: Humphrey Johnson

Mother: Eleanor Cheney

Spouse(s): John III, Samuel Hinsdale

Children(s): Thankful Root

The story of Mehitable Johnson began in 1646 in Hingham, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. Mehitable Johnson married John Root Iii, Samuel Hinsdale, and had children including Thankful Root. Mehitable Johnson passed away in 1689 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.

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Biography

  • The story of Mehitable Johnson began in 1646 in Hingham, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.
  • Mehitable Johnson married John Root Iii, Samuel Hinsdale, and had children including Thankful Root.
  • Mehitable Johnson passed away in 1689 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mehitable Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Mehitable Johnson
1646–1689
Birth Place: Hingham, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts
Parents
Humphrey Johnson
1620–1693
Hertfordshire, England
Eleanor (Ellen) Cheney
1626–1678
Roxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
William Cheney
1603–1667
Bennington, Berkshire, England
Lady (Margaret Martha de Cule\ Cole Mason) Cheney
1605–1686
Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Lawrence Chesney
1566–1643
Julian Waldron
1568–1643
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mehitable Johnson's Descendants

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Mehitable Johnson (29 March 1646–4 August 1689) m. John (Root) III (23 December 1642–24 September 1687) m. Samuel Hinsdale (1642–18 Sep 1675)
  1. 1. Thankful Root 1677–1704 m. Captain (Thomas) Welles 1662–1711

Mehitable Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1646
29 March 1646
Birth of Mehitable Johnson in Hingham, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts
Hingham, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts
1689
4 August 1689
Age 43
Death of Mehitable Johnson in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut
Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 March 1646
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 415.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CGF
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Hinsdale Genealogy : Descendants of Robert Hinsdale of Dedham Medfield Hadley and Deerfield with an

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Middlefield
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town Marriage Records, 1620-1850

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The Cheney genealogy
    [2] Genealogy of Captain John Johnson of Roxbury, Massachusetts, generations i to xiv
    [3] John Johnson and other Johnsons
    [4] Three Hundred Colonial Ancestors and War Service : Their Part in Making American History from 495 to 1934

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 August 1689
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Hinsdale Genealogy : Descendants of Robert Hinsdale of Dedham Medfield Hadley and Deerfield with an

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