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Roger Alger 1654 – 1725 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 JUL 1654

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Death Date: 19 JUL 1725

Death Location: Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States

Father: Jonathan Alger

Mother: Sarah Parkhurst

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Brockway

Children(s): Matthew Alger, Roger Alger, Samuel Alger, John Alger, Joanna Alger, James Alger, Benjamin Alger

The story of Roger Alger began in 1654 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. Roger Alger married Elizabeth Brockway, and had children including Matthew Alger, Roger Alger, Samuel Alger, John Alger, Joanna Alger, James Alger, Benjamin Alger. Roger Alger passed away in 1725 in Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Roger Alger began in 1654 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
  • Roger Alger married Elizabeth Brockway, and had children including Matthew Alger, Roger Alger, Samuel Alger, John Alger, Joanna Alger, James Alger, Benjamin Alger.
  • Roger Alger passed away in 1725 in Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Alger
1610 – 1700
Birth Location: Dunston, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Sarah Parkhurst
1635 – 1686
Birth Location: Dunston, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Brockway
1676 – 1729
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

Matthew Alger
1696 – 1769
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Roger Alger
1687 – 1759
Birth Location: Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Samuel Alger
1690 – 1793
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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John Alger
1694 – 1769
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Joanna Alger
1697 – 1790
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut
JA
James Alger
1700 – 1759
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
JA
Benjamin Alger
1704 – 1759
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Roger Alger's Ancestors

Self
Roger Alger
1654 – 1725
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Parents
Jonathan Alger
1610 – 1700
Dunston, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Parkhurst
1635 – 1686
Dunston, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Richard Alger
1565 – 1636
Dunstone, Devon, England
Margaret Bolton
1567 – 1650
Devonport, Devon, England
Garfield
Sarah Pickles
1616 – 1649
Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Allgar
1545 – 1646
Elizabeth Packard
1535 – 1588
Pickles
1580 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Willie Packard
1510 – 1575
Mary Goodwin
1512 – 1568

Roger Alger's Descendants

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Roger Alger (24 JUL 1654 – 19 JUL 1725) m. Elizabeth Brockway (24 MAY 1676 – 6 JUL 1729)
  1. 1. Matthew Alger (1696 – 21 JAN 1769) m. Jannetje (Isaakse) Davids (29 OCT 1699 – 1770)
    1. 1. Johanna Alger m. Frederick Schurter (16 NOV 1727 – 16 JAN 1811)
      1. 1. Catharina Shurter (OCT 1761 – 11 APR 1835) m. Isaac Robison (11 AUG 1754 – )
        1. 1. Jacobus Robinson (1790 – ) m. Ann Roosa (ABT 1792 – )
        2. 2. Abraham (Isaac) Robison (23 SEP 1781 – 5 OCT 1849) m. Sara Depuy (11 MAY 1783 – 5 SEP 1857)
        3. 3. Wyntje Robinson (1 FEB 1783 – 8 DEC 1860) m. Richard Davis (1781 – 21 NOV 1855) m. Richard (Isaac) Davis (ABT 1780 – 21 NOV 1855)
        4. 4. Isaac Robison (11 DEC 1785 – 1860) m. Mary Rose (1786 – )
        5. 5. Elizabeth Robison (20 APR 1788 – ) m. Joseph (Van) Vliet (ABT 1782 – )
        6. 6. Joshua Robison (NOV 1795 – 22 MAY 1843) m. Margaret Enderly (21 DEC 1805 – 4 MAY 1860)
        7. 7. Rachel Robinson (13 OCT 1797 – )
        8. 8. Sara Robinson (3 MAR 1799 – )
      2. 2. Isaac Shurter (25 JUN 1754 – )
      3. 3. Johannes (Casparus) Shurter (17 OCT 1755 – ) m. Meribah (Van) Leuvan (21 MAR 1759 – AFT 1800)
      4. 4. Jacobus Shurter (7 AUG 1757 – )
      5. 5. Maria (Shurter or) Sharter (24 AUG 1758 – 1840) m. William Teas (ABT 1759 – ) m. Michael (Leins or) Lyons (1744 – 14 JAN 1818)
      6. 6. James Shurter (2 OCT 1763 – ) m. Catrina Bettes (ABT 1770 – )
      7. 7. Jane Shurter (21 JUN 1766 – ) m. John Conner (ABT 1761 – )
      8. 8. Elizabeth (or Betsey) Shurter (15 JUN 1769 – 7 NOV 1835) m. Jacob (S. Van De) Mark (ABT 1764 – 24 DEC 1854)
      9. 9. Hendrick Shurter (6 OCT 1771 – )
      10. 10. Rachel Shurter (28 AUG 1774 – 6 JAN 1866) m. Paulus Palen (7 APR 1775 – ) m. Zachariah Palen (11 AUG 1788 – 17 SEP 1826) m. Johannes Peele (21 SEP 1788 – )
      11. 11. Felix Shurter (AUG 1784 – AUG 1875) m. Mary (E.) Carmen (1794 – )
    2. 2. Isaac Alger (23 JAN 1726 – )
    3. 3. Elizabeth Alger (1735 – )
    4. 4. Maria Alger (8 AUG 1736 – 1745)
    5. 5. Benjamin Algar (17 JAN 1741 – ABT 1790) m. Sarah Rosenkrants (ABT 1744 – )
    6. 6. Mary Alleger (1745 – ) m. John Evans (ABT 1740 – 23 DEC 1833)
  2. 2. Roger Alger (25 JUL 1687 – 2 AUG 1759) m. Sarah (Jane) Stoughton (12 DEC 1691 – 1728) m. Roger Alger ( – BEF 1708)
  3. 3. Samuel Alger (1690 – 1 APR 1793) m. Rebecca Watrous (23 AUG 1693 – )
  4. 4. John Alger (1 AUG 1694 – 21 JAN 1769) m. Temperance Tillotson (23 AUG 1704 – 8 SEP 1727) m. Sarah Chamberlain (1696 – ) m. Mary (ABT 1695 – ABT 1750)
  5. 5. Joanna Alger (ABT 1697 – 21 JAN 1790) m. Robert Millard (12 JUN 1666 – 17 AUG 1710)
  6. 6. James Alger (JAN 1700 – 11 SEP 1759) m. Angeniet (Van) Schoonhoven (28 SEP 1707 – 1788)
  7. 7. Benjamin Alger (17 MAR 1704 – 11 SEP 1759) m. Elizabeth Biggs (29 MAR 1702 – 1788)

Roger Alger's Timeline

3 Records

1654
24 JUL 1654
Birth of Roger Alger in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1725
19 JUL 1725
Age 71
Death of Roger Alger in Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
1726
ABT 22 JUL 1726
Age 72
Burial of Roger Alger in Meeting House Hill Cemetery, Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
Meeting House Hill Cemetery, Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 JUL 1654
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 JUL 1725
    Event Place: Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: ABT 22 JUL 1726
    Event Place: Meeting House Hill Cemetery, Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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