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Samuel Henry Adams 1617 – 1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1617

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 24 Jan 1688

Death Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Father: Henry Adams

Mother: Edith Squire

Spouse(s): Esther Sparhawk, Rebecca Graves

Children(s): Rebecca Adams, Susanna Adams

Samuel Henry Adams was born in 1617 in England, the child of Henry Adams and Edith Elizabeth Squire. Samuel Henry Adams married Esther Sparhawk, Rebecca Graves, and had children including Rebecca Adams, Susanna Adams. Samuel Henry Adams passed away in 1688 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Samuel Henry Adams was born in 1617 in England, the child of Henry Adams and Edith Elizabeth Squire.
  • Samuel Henry Adams married Esther Sparhawk, Rebecca Graves, and had children including Rebecca Adams, Susanna Adams.
  • Samuel Henry Adams passed away in 1688 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Samuel Adams's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Adams
1617 – 1688
Birth Place: England
Parents
Henry Adams
1583 – 1646
Barton St David, Somerset, England
Edith (Elizabeth) Squire
1587 – 1672
Charlton, Mackrell, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Henry Squire
Charlotte Mackreel
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Adams's Descendants

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Samuel (Henry) Adams (1617 – 24 Jan 1688) m. Esther Sparhawk m. Rebecca Graves (1631 – 8 Oct 1664)
  1. 1. Rebecca Adams (1654 – 17 Sep 1727) m. John Waldo (24 Feb 1659 – 1700)
  2. 2. Susanna Adams (1662 – 16 Mar 1741) m. Daniel Waldo (19 Aug 1657 – 1 Nov 1737)
    1. 1. Susannah Waldo (1684 – 13 Apr 1730)
    2. 2. Hannah Waldo (17 Jul 1687 – 18 Oct 1777)
    3. 3. Bethia Waldo (20 Aug 1688 – 14 Aug 1745) m. Edmund Littlefield (1686 – 27 May 1717)
      1. 1. Deacon (Daniel) Littlefield (12 Oct 1712 – 6 Apr 1806) m. Rebekah Williams (25 Dec 1715 – 1771)
        1. 1. Mary Littlefield (30 Sep 1734 – )
        2. 2. Daniel Littlefield (23 Oct 1737 – )
        3. 3. Rebecca Littlefield (31 Dec 1739 – )
        4. 4. Bethia Littlefield (18 May 1742 – ) m. John (Pitcher) Tucker
        5. 5. Seth Littlefield (19 Mar 1746 – )
        6. 6. Martha Littlefield (15 May 1750 – 26 Aug 1836) m. Luke (William) Keith (18 Dec 1742 – 15 Jun 1814)
    4. 4. Rebeckah Waldo (5 Feb 1693 – 21 May 1753)
    5. 5. Mary Waldo (10 Feb 1696 – 2 Dec 1787)
    6. 6. Esther Waldo (3 Jan 1698 – 11 Jan 1777)
    7. 7. Zechariah Waldo (25 Nov 1701 – 22 Nov 1761)

Samuel Adams's Timeline

3 Records

1617
Jan 1617
Birth of Samuel Henry Adams in Barton St David, Somerset, England
Barton St David, Somerset, England
1617
1617
Birth of Samuel Henry Adams in England
England
1688
24 Jan 1688
Age 71
Death of Samuel Henry Adams in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1617
    Event Place: Barton St David, Somerset, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1688
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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