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Thomas Hunter 1717 – 1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1717

Birth Location: West Witton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Jun 1798

Death Location: West Scrafton, Yorkshire, England

Father: Thomas Hunter

Mother: Elizabeth Scott

Spouse(s): Mary Butterfield

Children(s): Thomas Hunter, Elizabeth Hunter, Leonard Hunter, Leonard Hunter, Jane Hunter, William Hunter

According to available records, Thomas Hunter was born in 1717 in West Witton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Thomas Hunter and Elizabeth Scott. Following those early years, Thomas Hunter married Mary Butterfield, and their family grew to include Thomas Hunter, Elizabeth Hunter, Leonard Hunter, Leonard Hunter, Jane Hunter and William Hunter. In the later years of life, Thomas Hunter died in 1798 in West Scrafton, Yorkshire, England.

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Parents

Thomas Hunter
1679 – 1751
Birth Location: West Witton, Yorkshire, England
TH
Elizabeth Scott
1679 – 1737
Birth Location: Wensley, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Butterfield
1714 – 1800
Birth Location: West Witton, Yorkshire, England
MB

Children(s)

Thomas Hunter
1741 –
Birth Location: West Scrafton, Yorkshire, England
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Elizabeth Hunter
1745 –
Birth Location: West Scrafton, Yorkshire, England
EH
Leonard Hunter
1748 – 1748
Birth Location: West Scrafton, Yorkshire, England
LH
Leonard Hunter
1750 – 1815
Birth Location: West Scrafton, Yorkshire, England
LH
Jane Hunter
1753 – 1754
Birth Location: West Scrafton, Yorkshire, England
JH
William Hunter
1757 –
Birth Location: West Scrafton, Yorkshire, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt. 1717
    Event Place: West Witton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 3 Sep 1717
    Event Place: West Witton, York, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Coverham, York, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Jun 1798
    Event Place: West Scrafton, Yorkshire, England

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