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Robert Ransom 1717–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 March 1717

Birth Location: Plympton, MA, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 21 February 1785

Death Location: Amenia, Dutchess County, New York, USA

Father: Robert Ransom

Mother: Sarah Thomas

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Reuben Ransom

The story of Robert Ransom began in 1717 in Plympton, MA, Massachusetts, USA. Robert Ransom had children including Reuben Ransom. Robert Ransom passed away in 1785 in Amenia, Dutchess County, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Ransom began in 1717 in Plympton, MA, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Robert Ransom had children including Reuben Ransom.
  • Robert Ransom passed away in 1785 in Amenia, Dutchess County, New York, USA.

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Robert Ransom's Ancestors

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Robert Ransom
1717–1785
Birth Place: Plympton, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Robert * Ransom
1695–1744
Plymouth
Sarah Thomas
1696–1729
Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
William Thomas
1665–1734
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Pratt
1668–1702
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Pratt
1636–1676
Mary Barker
1647–1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phineas Pratt
1593–1680
Mary Priest
1613–1689

Robert Ransom's Descendants

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Robert Ransom (25 March 1717–21 February 1785)
  1. 1. Reuben Ransom 1762–1818 m. Rebekah ((Rebecca)) Harris 1757–1821
    1. 1. Hannah RANSOM 1787–1821
      1. 1. Elizabeth (G.) Pugh 1812–1881 m. Lyman Risley 1811–1893
        1. 1. Lucy (J.) Risley 1845– m. John Mescall 1839–

Robert Ransom's Timeline

4 Records

1717
25 March 1717
Birth of Robert Ransom in Plympton, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Plympton, MA, Massachusetts, USA
1730
20 Nov 1730
Age 13
Robert Ransom was married in Canterbury, Conn
Canterbury, Conn
1743
11 Mar 1743
Age 26
Robert Ransom was married in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1785
21 February 1785
Age 68
Death of Robert Ransom in Amenia, Dutchess County, New York, USA
Amenia, Dutchess County, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 March 1717
    Event Place: Plympton, MA, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1730
    Event Place: Canterbury, Conn

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1743
    Event Place: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 February 1785
    Event Place: Amenia, Dutchess County, New York, USA

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