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Samuel Sears 1721–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 December 1721

Birth Location: First Church, Harwich, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 13 August 1774

Death Location: West Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Deacon Foster

Mother: Ruth Merrick

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Samuel Sears was born in 1721 in First Church, Harwich, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Deacon Chillingworth Foster And Ruth Merrick. Samuel Sears passed away in 1774 in West Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Sears was born in 1721 in First Church, Harwich, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Deacon Chillingworth Foster And Ruth Merrick.
  • Samuel Sears passed away in 1774 in West Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Samuel Sears's Ancestors

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Samuel Sears
1721–1774
Birth Place: First Church, Harwich, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Deacon Chillingworth Foster
1680–1764
Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Ruth Merrick
1684–1766
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Foster
1642–1732
Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mary Foster
1642–1702
Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
William Merrick
1643–1732
Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail (Hopkins) (Merrick)
1644–1700
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lieut. Meyrick
1601–1689
Rebecca Tracy
1624–1686
Giles Hopkins
1607–1690
Catherine Whelden
1617–1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rev.
1579–1650
Dorothy (Shortford)
1570–1650
Stephen Jr
1596–1654
Stephen Jr
1596–1673
Stephen Hopkins
1581–1644
Mary Kent
1580–1613
Gabriel Wheldon
1590–1654
Margaret Diguina-Massasoit-Weeks-Wheldon
1604–1638

Samuel Sears's Timeline

4 Records

1721
5 December 1721
Birth of Samuel Sears in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
1721
5 December 1721
Birth of Samuel Sears in First Church, Harwich, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA
First Church, Harwich, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA
1774
13 August 1774
Age 53
Death of Samuel Sears in West Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
West Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
1774
13 August 1774
Age 53
Death of Samuel Sears
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 December 1721
    Event Place: Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 December 1721
    Event Place: First Church, Harwich, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 August 1774
    Event Place: West Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 August 1774
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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