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Samuel Willis 1682–1767 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1682

Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Death Date: 19 Jun 1767

Death Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Father: John Willis

Mother:

Spouse(s): Margaret Brett

Children(s): Solomon Willis, Anna Willis

The story of Samuel Willis began in 1682 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Samuel Willis married Margaret Brett, and had children including Anna Willis, Margaret Willis, Solomon Willis, Zerviah Willis. Samuel Willis passed away in 1767 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Willis began in 1682 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
  • Samuel Willis married Margaret Brett, and had children including Anna Willis, Margaret Willis, Solomon Willis, Zerviah Willis.
  • Samuel Willis passed away in 1767 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Samuel Willis's Ancestors

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Samuel Willis
1682–1767
Birth Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Parents
John Willis
1645–1712
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Grandparents
John (Willis) Deacon
1612–1692
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Willis's Descendants

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Samuel Willis (ABT 1682–19 Jun 1767) m. Margaret Brett (ABT 1678–6 Oct 1763)
  1. 1. Solomon Willis 1712–1745
  2. 2. Anna Willis 1724–1799 m. Terah Whitman 1717–1805
    1. 1. Silence Whitman 1752–1778
    2. 2. Anna Whitman 1754–1831 m. Thompson Baxter –1831

Samuel Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1682
ABT 1682
Birth of Samuel Willis in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
1767
19 Jun 1767
Age 85
Death of Samuel Willis in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1682
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: "International Genealogical Index? - Version 5.00", Record submitted by a member of the LDS Church
    Search performed using PAF Insight on 04 Mar 2006

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1767
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: "Epitaphs in Old Bridgewater, Massachusetts", by Williams Latham,; Bridgewater, Massachusetts 1882.

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