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William Chittenden 1594–1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 March 1594

Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1 February 1661

Death Location: Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Robert Chittenden

Mother: Mary Merriam

Spouse(s): Joanna Sheafe

Children(s): Thomas Chittenden, Joanna Chittenden, Hannah Chittenden, Nathaniel Chittenden, Deborah Chittenden, John Chittenden, Elizabeth Chittenden, Joseph Chittenden, Hannah Chittenden, Mary Chittenden

William Chittenden was born in 1594 in Cranbrook, Kent, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Chittenden And Mary Merriam. In 1650, William Chittenden resided in Guilford, Connecticut, USA. William Chittenden married Joanna Sheafe, and had children including Deborah Chittenden, Elizabeth Chittenden, Hannah Chittenden, Joanna Chittenden, John Chittenden, Joseph Chittenden, Mary Chittenden, Nathaniel Chittenden, Thomas Chittenden. William Chittenden passed away in 1661 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Chittenden was born in 1594 in Cranbrook, Kent, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Chittenden And Mary Merriam.
  • In 1650, William Chittenden resided in Guilford, Connecticut, USA.
  • William Chittenden married Joanna Sheafe, and had children including Deborah Chittenden, Elizabeth Chittenden, Hannah Chittenden, Joanna Chittenden, John Chittenden, Joseph Chittenden, Mary Chittenden, Nathaniel Chittenden, Thomas Chittenden.
  • William Chittenden passed away in 1661 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Chittenden's Ancestors

Self
William Chittenden
1594–1661
Birth Place: Cranbrook, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Chittenden
1570–1633
Marden,essex,england
Mary Merriam
1574–
Marden,essex,england
Grandparents
Thomas (Chatterton or Chittenden of) Marsden
1530–1590
Hawkhurst, Kent, England, UK.
Margaret Borden
1522–1610
Hawkhurst, Kent, England, UK.
Great-Grandparents
Thomas I
1501–1553
Ellynor Hatch
1500–1556
Edmund Borden
1480–1539
Margaret Edward
1483–1539
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Chittenden's Descendants

1.
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William Chittenden (6 March 1594–1 February 1661) m. Joanna Sheafe (1612–16 August 1668)
  1. 1. Thomas Chittenden 1635–1683 m. Joanna Prudden 1639–1683
    1. 1. William Chittenden 1666–1738
    2. 2. Samuel Chittenden 1664–1694
    3. 3. Josiah Chittenden 1677–1759 m. Hannah Sherman 1680–1744
      1. 1. Josiah Chittenden 1710–1729
      2. 2. Abigail Chittenden 1723–1732
      3. 3. Mehitable Chittenden 1719–1721
      4. 4. Mary Chittenden 1721–
      5. 5. Joanna Chittenden 1716–1761
      6. 6. Simeon Chittenden 1714–1789
    4. 4. Mehitabel Chittenden 1675–1675
    5. 5. Thomas (Chittenden) II 1674–1722 m. Elizabeth (Woodward,) Jr. 1706–
    6. 6. Abigail Chittenden 1670–
  2. 2. Joanna Chittenden 1655–
  3. 3. Hannah Chittenden 1649–1650
  4. 4. Nathaniel Chittenden 1643–1691
  5. 5. Deborah Chittenden 1653–1674
  6. 6. John Chittenden 1643–1716
  7. 7. Elizabeth Chittenden 1637–1675
  8. 8. Joseph Chittenden 1652–1652
  9. 9. Hannah Chittenden 1652–1674
  10. 10. Mary Chittenden 1647–1712

William Chittenden's Timeline

3 Records

1594
6 March 1594
Birth of William Chittenden in Cranbrook, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Cranbrook, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1650
1650
Age 56
William Chittenden resided here in Guilford, Connecticut, USA
Guilford, Connecticut, USA
1661
1 February 1661
Age 67
Death of William Chittenden in Guilford, Connecticut, USA
Guilford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 March 1594
    Event Place: Cranbrook, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 28
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2053.005; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [7] Colonial Families of the USA
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Guilford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Chittenden family : William Chittenden of Guilford, Conn., and his descendants

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 February 1661
    Event Place: Guilford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Autobiography of William Seymour Tyler, D D , LL D and related papers : with a genealogy of the anc
    [6] Colonial Families of the USA
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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