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William Adams 1625 – 1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1625

Birth Location: Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 18 Jul 1655

Death Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: Robert Adams

Mother: Eleanor Wilmont

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cole

Children(s): Benjamin Adams, Elizabeth Adams

According to available records, William Adams was born in 1625 in Massachusetts, United States, the child of Robert Adams and Eleanor Wilmont. Following those early years, William Adams married Elizabeth Cole, and their family grew to include Benjamin Adams and Elizabeth Adams. In the later years of life, William Adams died in 1655 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Parents

Robert Adams
1602 – 1682
Birth Location: Devon, England
RA
Eleanor Wilmont
1610 – 1677
Birth Location: Devon, England
EW

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Cole
1621 – 1655
Birth Location: Maidenstone, Kent, England
EC

Children(s)

Benjamin Adams
1649 – 1712
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
BA
Elizabeth Adams
1652 – 1655
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
EA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1625
    Event Place: Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 18 Jul 1655
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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