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Rufus Williams 1784–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Mar 1784

Birth Location: Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts

Death Date: 22 Aug 1827

Death Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Father: John Lt

Mother: Mercy Briggs

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In 1784, Rufus Williams entered the world in Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts, born to John Williams Lt And Mercy Marcy Briggs. Rufus Williams passed away in 1827 in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1784, Rufus Williams entered the world in Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts, born to John Williams Lt And Mercy Marcy Briggs.
  • Rufus Williams passed away in 1827 in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Rufus Williams's Ancestors

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Rufus Williams
1784–1827
Birth Place: Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Parents
John Williams Lt
1749–1826
Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Mercy (Marcy) Briggs
1756–1806
Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Benjamin (Williams) Capt
1717–1794
Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Elizabeth Paine
1723–1798
Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Williams
1681–1757
Elizabeth Dean
1676–1758
William Paine
1694–1784
Elizabeth SWEETSER
1698–1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Williams
1640–1692
Elizabeth Watson
1648–1723
John Dean
1637–1692
Sarah Edson
1640–1717
William Paine
1664–1741
Ruth Grover
1666–1722
Samuel Sweetser
1673–1757
Elizabeth Sprague
1677–1752

Rufus Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1784
04 Mar 1784
Birth of Rufus Williams in Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts
1827
22 Aug 1827
Age 43
Death of Rufus Williams in Boston, Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Mar 1784
    Event Place: Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1827
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts

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