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Persis Dunham 1635–1702 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1635

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth Colony

Death Date: 1 Oct 1702

Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: John Sr

Mother: Abigail Baillou

Spouse(s): Benajah Pratt, Jonathan Shaw

Children(s): Abigail Pratt, Joshua Pratt, John Pratt, Benajah Pratt, Mehitable Pratt, Persis Pratt, Hannah Pratt, Eleazer Pratt, Joseph Pratt, Daniel Pratt

Persis Dunham was born in 1635 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, the child of John Dunham Sr And Abigail Baillou. Persis Dunham married Benajah Pratt, Jonathan Shaw, and had children including Abigail Pratt, Benajah Pratt, Daniel Pratt, Eleazer Pratt, Hannah Pratt, John Pratt, Joseph Pratt, Joshua Pratt, Mehitable Pratt, Persis Pratt. Persis Dunham passed away in 1702 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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Biography

  • Persis Dunham was born in 1635 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, the child of John Dunham Sr And Abigail Baillou.
  • Persis Dunham married Benajah Pratt, Jonathan Shaw, and had children including Abigail Pratt, Benajah Pratt, Daniel Pratt, Eleazer Pratt, Hannah Pratt, John Pratt, Joseph Pratt, Joshua Pratt, Mehitable Pratt, Persis Pratt.
  • Persis Dunham passed away in 1702 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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Persis Dunham's Ancestors

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Persis Dunham
1635–1702
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
Parents
John Dunham Sr
1589–1669
Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
Abigail Baillou
1600–1669
England
Grandparents
Richard Dunham
1554–1624
Langford, Bedfordshire, England
Agness
1550–1623
Priton, Hertfordshire, England
Thoamas Bailliou
1560–1617
Wicres, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Ann (Aime)
1574–1621
Wicres, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Persis Dunham's Descendants

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Persis Dunham (1635–1 Oct 1702) m. Benajah Pratt (Abt 1630–17 Mar 1682) m. Jonathan Shaw (Abt 1631–Bef 30 Jul 1701)
  1. 1. Abigail Pratt 1657–1658
  2. 2. Joshua Pratt 1659–1697 m. Mary 1662–
  3. 3. John Pratt 1660–1730 m. Margaret Kimball 1665–1720
  4. 4. Benajah Pratt 1663–1724 m. Mary 1660–1709
  5. 5. Mehitable Pratt 1667–1712 m. Jonathan (Shaw) Jr 1663–1730
  6. 6. Persis Pratt 1670–
  7. 7. Hannah Pratt 1671–1740 m. Jeduthan (Robbins) Sr 1667–1721
  8. 8. Eleazer Pratt 1672–1760 m. Hannah Canedy\Kennedy 1678–1760
  9. 9. Joseph Pratt 1678–1726 m. Martha Lassell 1684–
  10. 10. Daniel Pratt 1680–1739 m. Esther Wright 1680–1705 m. Mary Washburn 1681–1710 m. Martha –1723 m. Annice 1683–1760

Persis Dunham's Timeline

2 Records

1635
1635
Birth of Persis Dunham in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
1702
1 Oct 1702
Age 67
Death of Persis Dunham in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1702
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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