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Robert Douglass 1740–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Aug 1740

Birth Location: New London, New London, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1776

Death Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut

Father: Robert Douglass

Mother: Sarah Edgecomb

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In 1740, Robert Douglass entered the world in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA, born to Robert Douglas Douglass And Sarah Elizabeth Edgecomb. Robert Douglass passed away in 1776 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • In 1740, Robert Douglass entered the world in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA, born to Robert Douglas Douglass And Sarah Elizabeth Edgecomb.
  • Robert Douglass passed away in 1776 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut.

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Robert Douglass's Ancestors

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Robert Douglass
1740–1776
Birth Place: New London, New London, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Robert Douglas Douglass
1705–1786
New London, New London County, Connecticut, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth) Edgecomb
1710–1798
Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Douglas) Douglass
1679–1724
New London, New London, Connecticut, USA
Hannah (Chapman) Sperry
1685–1758
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Robert Douglass
1639–1715
Mary Hempstead
1647–1711
John Sperry
1649–1692
Elizabeth Post
1654–1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Post
1629–1710
Hester Hyde
1635–1703

Robert Douglass's Timeline

2 Records

1740
7 Aug 1740
Birth of Robert Douglass in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA
New London, New London, Connecticut, USA
1776
1776
Age 36
Death of Robert Douglass in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1740
    Event Place: New London, New London, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut

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