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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: Village Green, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut

Father: Robert Chittenden

Mother: Eleanor Hatche

Spouse(s): Joanna* Sheaffe

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

William Major* Chittenden was born in 1594 in Cranbrook, Kent, England, the child of Robert Chittenden And Eleanor Hatche. William Major* Chittenden married Joanna Sheaffe, and had children including Deborah Chittenden, Elizabeth Chittenden, Hannah Chittenden, Joanna Chittenden, John Chittenden, John Chittenden I, Joseph Chittenden, Mary Chittenden, Nathaniel Chittenden, Nathaniel Chittenden, Thomas Chittenden. William Major* Chittenden passed away in 1661 in Village Green, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • William Major* Chittenden was born in 1594 in Cranbrook, Kent, England, the child of Robert Chittenden And Eleanor Hatche.
  • William Major* Chittenden married Joanna Sheaffe, and had children including Deborah Chittenden, Elizabeth Chittenden, Hannah Chittenden, Joanna Chittenden, John Chittenden, John Chittenden I, Joseph Chittenden, Mary Chittenden, Nathaniel Chittenden, Nathaniel Chittenden, Thomas Chittenden.
  • William Major* Chittenden passed away in 1661 in Village Green, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut.

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William Chittenden's Ancestors

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William Chittenden
1594–1661
Birth Place: Cranbrook, Kent, England
Parents
Robert Chittenden
1564–1593
Kent, England
Eleanor Hatche
1559–1628
Tenterden, Kent, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Hatch) Hatche
1525–1568
Kent, England
Joanne Brissenden
1528–1574
ent, England
Great-Grandparents
John Hatche
1495–1535
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hache
1465–

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. John Chittenden 1626–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Chittenden 1622–
  3. 3. Nathaniel Chittenden 1624–
  4. 4. Thomas Chittenden 1635–1683
  5. 5. Mary Chittenden 1647–1712
  6. 6. Hannah Chittenden 1649–1650
  7. 7. John (Chittenden) I 1643–1717 m. Hannah Fletcher 1643–
    1. 1. Joseph Chittenden 1672–1727 m. Mary Kimberly 1671–1742
      1. 1. Joseph (Chittenden) II 1702–1794 m. Patience Stone 1713–
  8. 8. Nathaniel* Chittenden 1645–1691 m. Sarah Wright 1646–1700
    1. 1. Joseph* Chittenden 1677–1743 m. Mehitabel ("Price") Pierce 1687–1726
      1. 1. Joseph* Chittenden 1709–1790 m. Patience Stone 1713– m. Martha Cook 1706–1800
        1. 1. Benjamin* Chittenden 1737–1790 m. Anna* Baker 1745–1853
        2. 2. Molly Chittenden 1731–
  9. 9. Joanna Chittenden 1640–1668
  10. 10. Joseph Chittenden 1652–1652
  11. 11. Hannah Chittenden 1652–1674
  12. 12. Deborah Chittenden 1653–1674

William Chittenden's Timeline

2 Records

1594
MAR 1594
Birth of William Major* Chittenden in Cranbrook, Kent, England
Cranbrook, Kent, England
1661
1 FEB 1661
Age 67
Death of William Major* Chittenden in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: MAR 1594
    Event Place: Cranbrook, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 FEB 1661
    Event Place: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Village Green, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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