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Samuel Dunbar 1704 – 1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 MAY 1704

Birth Location: Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Death Date: 15 JUN 1783

Death Location: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Peter Dunbar

Mother: Sarah Thaxter

Spouse(s): Melatiah Hayward, Melatiah Hayward

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The story of Samuel Dunbar began in 1704 in Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. Samuel Dunbar married Melatiah Hayward, Melatiah Hayward. Samuel Dunbar passed away in 1783 in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Dunbar began in 1704 in Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
  • Samuel Dunbar married Melatiah Hayward, Melatiah Hayward.
  • Samuel Dunbar passed away in 1783 in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Samuel Dunbar's Ancestors

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Samuel Dunbar
1704 – 1783
Birth Place: Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Parents
Peter Dunbar
1668 – 1719
Hingham, Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Sarah Thaxter
1668 – 1725
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Robert Dunbar
1634 – 1693
Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Rose (Elspeth) Wylie
1635 – 1700
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Samuel Thaxter
1641 – 1725
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Abigail Church
1647 – 1677
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Dunbar's Timeline

3 Records

1704
11 MAY 1704
Birth of Samuel Dunbar in Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1783
15 JUN 1783
Age 79
Death of Samuel Dunbar in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1783
JUN 1783
Age 79
Burial of Samuel Dunbar in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 MAY 1704
    Event Place: Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 JUN 1783
    Event Place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: JUN 1783
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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