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William Beals 1687–1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 APR 1687

Birth Location: Chester Co., Pa (1st day 2nd month 1687)

Death Date: 2 JAN 1742

Death Location: Nottingham, Chester, Pa

Father: John Beals

Mother: Mary Clayton

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The story of William Beals began in 1687 in Chester Co., Pa (1st day 2nd month 1687). William Beals passed away in 1742 in Nottingham, Chester, Pa.

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Biography

  • The story of William Beals began in 1687 in Chester Co., Pa (1st day 2nd month 1687).
  • William Beals passed away in 1742 in Nottingham, Chester, Pa.

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William Beals's Ancestors

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William Beals
1687–1742
Birth Place: Chester Co., Pa (1st day 2nd month 1687)
Parents
John Jacob Beals
1665–1726
Parish of Rumboldswyke, Sussex, England
Mary (Jane) Clayton
1665–1726
Rumboldswyke, Sussex, England
Grandparents
William Beals
1628–1663
England
William Clayton
1632–1689
Sussex, England
Prudence Lanckford
1631–1689
Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
William Clayton
1605–1658
Joan Smith
1605–1644
William Lanckford
1600–1634
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Clayton
1568–1644
Elizabeth
1570–1638

William Beals's Timeline

2 Records

1687
1 APR 1687
Birth of William Beals in Chester Co., Pa (1st day 2nd month 1687)
Chester Co., Pa (1st day 2nd month 1687)
1742
2 JAN 1742
Age 55
Death of William Beals in Nottingham, Chester, Pa
Nottingham, Chester, Pa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 APR 1687
    Event Place: Chester Co., Pa (1st day 2nd month 1687)
    Record Source:
    [1] Maryland Quaker Records: Nottingham Monthly Meeting, Cecil County
    [2] World Family Tree Vol. 24, Ed. 1, Tree #2391

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 JAN 1742
    Event Place: Nottingham, Chester, Pa
    Record Source: World Family Tree Vol. 24, Ed. 1, Tree #2391

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