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William Eldredge Jr, Deacon 1698–1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1698

Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA

Death Date: 27 Apr 1782

Death Location: Harwich, Barnstable, MA

Father: William Eldredge

Mother: Rebecca Nickerson

Spouse(s): Thankful Crow

Children(s): Thankful Nickerson, William Eldredge, Jemima Eldredge

In 1698, William Eldredge Jr, Deacon entered the world in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA, born to William Eldredge And Rebecca Nickerson. William Eldredge Jr, Deacon married Thankful Crow, and had children including Jemima Eldredge, Thankful Nickerson, William H Eldredge. William Eldredge Jr, Deacon passed away in 1782 in Harwich, Barnstable, MA.

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Biography

  • In 1698, William Eldredge Jr, Deacon entered the world in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA, born to William Eldredge And Rebecca Nickerson.
  • William Eldredge Jr, Deacon married Thankful Crow, and had children including Jemima Eldredge, Thankful Nickerson, William H Eldredge.
  • William Eldredge Jr, Deacon passed away in 1782 in Harwich, Barnstable, MA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Eldredge
1656–1749
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Rebecca Nickerson
1670–1706
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Thankful Crow
1700–1782
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Thankful Nickerson
1728–1813
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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William Eldredge
1848–
Birth Location: Chatham
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Jemima Eldredge
1738–1815
Birth Location: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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William Deacon's Ancestors

Self
William Deacon
1698–1782
Birth Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
Parents
William Eldredge
1656–1749
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Rebecca Nickerson
1670–1706
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
William Eldredge
1630–1682
England, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Nickerson
1629–1706
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Robert Nickerson
–1755
Great-Grandparents
William Nickerson
1604–1680
Ann Busby
1606–1686
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Deacon's Descendants

1.
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William (Eldredge Jr,) Deacon (1698–27 Apr 1782) m. Thankful Crow (9 November 1700–April 1782)
  1. 1. Thankful Nickerson 1728–1813 m. Joshua Nicherson 1719–1790
    1. 1. Shela Nickerson 1759–1847 m. Eastor Ellis 1756–1763
      1. 1. Nathan (E.) Nickerson 1810–1811
      2. 2. Elijah Nickerson 1806–1851
      3. 3. Elisha Nickerson 1800–1851
        1. 1. Maggie (E) Nickerson 1842–
        2. 2. George (Washington) Nickerson 1830–
        3. 3. Mary (Persis) Nickerson 1828–
        4. 4. Ephraim (Nason) Nickerson 1824–1885
        5. 5. Eleanor (Jane) Nickerson 1837–1866
        6. 6. Lucy (Maria) Nickerson 1839–
        7. 7. James (Nelson) Nickerson 1840–1929
        8. 8. Margaret (Eliza) Nickerson 1843–
        9. 9. Augustus (Manley) Nickerson 1845–
      4. 4. Nathaniel Nickerson 1785–1856
      5. 5. Elisha Nickerson 1800–1885
      6. 6. EXPERIENCE (* NICKERSON Mayflower) desc, 1783–1850
      7. 7. Nathaniel Nickerson 1785–1856
      8. 8. Eliza (E) Nickerson 1837–
      9. 9. Thankport Williams 1788–
      10. 10. Mehitable Nickerson 1818–1843
      11. 11. Shaber Nickerson 1790–1793 m. Rebecca Nickerson 1796–1860
        1. 1. Ester (A.) Webb 1763–1917 m. Reuben (R.) Webb 1831–1912
        2. 2. William (D) Nickerson 1820–1910
        3. 3. Harriet Nickerson 1828–
        4. 4. Hannah Nickerson 1831–
        5. 5. Clara (E) Nickerson 1839–
    2. 2. Reuben Nickerson 1740–1826
    3. 3. Joshua Nickerson 1755–1842
      1. 1. Joseph (Colby) Nickerson 1785–1856
      2. 2. Hubbard Nickerson 1787–1851 m. Elizabeth Nickerson 1787–1844
        1. 1. Lorenzo Nickerson 1842–1915
    4. 4. Jonathan Nickerson 1772–1858
    5. 5. Thankful Nickerson 1750–1792
    6. 6. Jemima Nickerson 1753–1780
    7. 7. Mehitable Nickerson 1757–1822 m. Ammiel Weekes 1754–1787
    8. 8. Miriam Nickerson 1764–1814
    9. 9. Drusilla Nickerson 1765–1857
    10. 10. Hannah Nickerson 1760–1848
    11. 11. Aaron Nickerson 1761–1818
    12. 12. Deboeah Nickerson 1760–1850
    13. 13. Elizabeth Nickerson 1747–1812
  2. 2. William (H) Eldredge 1848–
  3. 3. Jemima Eldredge 1738–1815

William Deacon's Timeline

3 Records

1698
1698
Birth of William Eldredge Jr, Deacon in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
1718
20 Mar 1718
Age 20
William Eldredge Jr, Deacon was married
None
1782
27 Apr 1782
Age 84
Death of William Eldredge Jr, Deacon in Harwich, Barnstable, MA
Harwich, Barnstable, MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1698
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1718
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1782
    Event Place: Harwich, Barnstable, MA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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