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Samuel Sumner 1638–1698 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 May 1638

Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Death Date: Aft 1698

Death Location: Dorchester, Charleston, South Carolina, British Colonial America

Father: William Sumner

Mother: Mary Swift

Spouse(s): Rebecca Staples

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Samuel Sumner was born in 1638 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, the child of William Sumner And Mary Swift. Samuel Sumner married Rebecca Staples. Samuel Sumner passed away in 1698 in Dorchester, Charleston, South Carolina, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Samuel Sumner was born in 1638 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, the child of William Sumner And Mary Swift.
  • Samuel Sumner married Rebecca Staples.
  • Samuel Sumner passed away in 1698 in Dorchester, Charleston, South Carolina, British Colonial America.

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Samuel Sumner's Ancestors

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Samuel Sumner
1638–1698
Birth Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Parents
William Sumner
1605–1688
Bicester, Oxfordshire, England
Mary Swift
1602–1676
Bicester, Oxfordshire, England
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Samuel Sumner's Timeline

2 Records

1638
18 May 1638
Birth of Samuel Sumner in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1698
Aft 1698
Age 60
Death of Samuel Sumner in Dorchester, Charleston, South Carolina, British Colonial America
Dorchester, Charleston, South Carolina, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 May 1638
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Samuel Sumner, person ID MNCY-ZP2.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft 1698
    Event Place: Dorchester, Charleston, South Carolina, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Samuel Sumner, person ID MNCY-ZP2.

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