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Seth WAY 1734–1772 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jan 1734

Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 23 Nov 1772

Death Location: Lost at Sea

Father: JOHN WAY

Mother: Mary Long

Spouse(s): Deborah Chadwick

Children(s):

The story of Seth WAY began in 1734 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA. Seth WAY married Deborah Chadwick. Seth WAY passed away in 1772 in Lost at Sea.

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Biography

  • The story of Seth WAY began in 1734 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Seth WAY married Deborah Chadwick.
  • Seth WAY passed away in 1772 in Lost at Sea.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Seth WAY's Ancestors

Self
Seth WAY
1734–1772
Birth Place: Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
JOHN WAY
1698–1760
Boston, Massachusetts
Mary Long
1699–1739
MA
Grandparents
William WAY
–1710
Penelope
1650–
Massachusetts, USA
Robert Long
1669–
Charlestown, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Seth WAY's Timeline

3 Records

1734
24 Jan 1734
Birth of Seth WAY in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA
Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA
1772
24 Nov 1772
Age 38
Death of Seth WAY in lost at Sea
lost at Sea
1772
23 Nov 1772
Age 38
Death of Seth WAY in Lost at Sea
Lost at Sea

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1734
    Event Place: Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] The Way Family - John and Mary (Long) Way of Nantucket, Page18

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1772
    Event Place: lost at Sea
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] The Way Family - John and Mary (Long) Way of Nantucket, Page18

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1772
    Event Place: Lost at Sea
    Record Source: The Way Family - John and Mary (Long) Way of Nantucket, Page18

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