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William Major Chittenden 1594–1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1594

Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, , England

Death Date: 1 Feb 1661

Death Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Father: ROBERT CHITTENDEN

Mother: MARY MERRIAM

Spouse(s): Joanna Sheaffe

Children(s): Elizabeth Chittenden, Thomas Chittenden, Nathaniel Chittenden, John Chittenden, Joanna Chittenden

In 1594, William Major Chittenden entered the world in Cranbrook, Kent, , England, born to Robert Chittenden And Mary Merriam. William Major Chittenden married Joanna Sheaffe, and had children including Elizabeth Chittenden, Joanna Chittenden, John Chittenden, Nathaniel Chittenden, Thomas Chittenden. William Major Chittenden passed away in 1661 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

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  • In 1594, William Major Chittenden entered the world in Cranbrook, Kent, , England, born to Robert Chittenden And Mary Merriam.
  • William Major Chittenden married Joanna Sheaffe, and had children including Elizabeth Chittenden, Joanna Chittenden, John Chittenden, Nathaniel Chittenden, Thomas Chittenden.
  • William Major Chittenden passed away in 1661 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

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William Chittenden's Ancestors

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William Chittenden
1594–1661
Birth Place: Cranbrook, Kent, , England
Parents
ROBERT CHITTENDEN
1559–1590
Cranbrook, Kent County, England, UK
MARY MERRIAM
1574–1596
Marden, Essex, , England
Grandparents
Robert Chittenden
1525–1590
Eleanor Hatche
1559–1628
Tenterden,,Kent,England
William Meriam
1506–1566
Goudhurst, Kent, , England
Alice Hablett
1513–1564
, Kent, , England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Chittenden's Descendants

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William (Major) Chittenden (Mar 1594–1 Feb 1661) m. Joanna Sheaffe (1613–16 Aug 1668)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Chittenden 1637–1675 m. Thomas Wright 1630–1683
    1. 1. Elizabeth Wright 1675–1683
    2. 2. Hannah Wright 1671–1698
    3. 3. Lydia Wright 1672–1720
    4. 4. Mary Wright 1664–1741
    5. 5. Thomas Wright 1660–1711
  2. 2. Thomas Chittenden 1635–1683
  3. 3. Nathaniel Chittenden 1643–1691
  4. 4. John Chittenden 1643–1716
  5. 5. Joanna Chittenden 1640–1668

William Chittenden's Timeline

3 Records

1594
Mar 1594
Birth of William Major Chittenden in Cranbrook, Kent, , England
Cranbrook, Kent, , England
1594
Mar 1594
William Major Chittenden was baptized in Marden, Kent, England
Marden, Kent, England
1661
1 Feb 1661
Age 67
Death of William Major Chittenden in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1594
    Event Place: Cranbrook, Kent, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: Mar 1594
    Event Place: Marden, Kent, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1661
    Event Place: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: Millennium File

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