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Samuel Dunbar 1704–1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1704

Birth Location: Buridgewater, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1786

Death Location: Buridgewater, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Sarah Thaxter

Mother: Peter Dunbar

Spouse(s): Melatiah Hayward

Children(s): Asa Dunbar, Daniel Dunbar

Samuel Dunbar was born in 1704 in Buridgewater, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Sarah Thaxter And Peter Dunbar. Samuel Dunbar married Melatiah Hayward, and had children including Asa Dunbar, Daniel Dunbar. Samuel Dunbar passed away in 1786 in Buridgewater, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Dunbar was born in 1704 in Buridgewater, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Sarah Thaxter And Peter Dunbar.
  • Samuel Dunbar married Melatiah Hayward, and had children including Asa Dunbar, Daniel Dunbar.
  • Samuel Dunbar passed away in 1786 in Buridgewater, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Samuel Dunbar's Ancestors

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Samuel Dunbar
1704–1786
Birth Place: Buridgewater, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Sarah Thaxter
1668–1725
Peter Dunbar
1668–1719
Grandparents
Samuel Thaxter
1641–1725
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail Church
1648–1677
Robert Dunbar
1630–1693
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Warren
1616–1669
Ninian Dunbar
1575–1630
Marion Ogilvy
1579–1693
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Warren
1578–1628
Elizabeth Jouatt
1583–1673

Samuel Dunbar's Descendants

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Samuel Dunbar (1704–1786) m. Melatiah Hayward (4 Jan 1718–3 Feb 1793)
  1. 1. Asa Dunbar 1745–1787
    1. 1. Cynthia Thoreau 1787–1872 m. John (D.) Thoreau 1787–1859
      1. 1. Writer, (Henry David Thoreau, 7th cousin 4Xremoved of Curtis) Ezell 1817–1862
      2. 2. Sophia (Elizabeth Thoreau, 7th cousin 4Xremoved of Curtis) Ezell 1819–1876
      3. 3. Helen (Louisa Thoreau, 7th cousin 4Xremoved of Curtis) Ezell 1812–1849
  2. 2. Daniel Dunbar 1747–1824

Samuel Dunbar's Timeline

4 Records

1704
11 May 1704
Birth of Samuel Dunbar in Buridgewater, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Buridgewater, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1704
1704
Birth of Samuel Dunbar
None
1786
17 Apr 1786
Age 82
Death of Samuel Dunbar in Buridgewater, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Buridgewater, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1786
1786
Age 82
Death of Samuel Dunbar
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1704
    Event Place: Buridgewater, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1704

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1786
    Event Place: Buridgewater, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1786

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