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William Dwight 1595–1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Dec 1595

Birth Location: Freston, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 24 Jan 1660

Death Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: (John) Dwight

Mother: ALICE Vunter

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William Dwight was born in 1595 in Freston, Suffolk, England, the child of John William Dwight And Alice Vunter. William Dwight passed away in 1660 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • William Dwight was born in 1595 in Freston, Suffolk, England, the child of John William Dwight And Alice Vunter.
  • William Dwight passed away in 1660 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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William Dwight's Ancestors

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William Dwight
1595–1660
Birth Place: Freston, Suffolk, England
Parents
(John) William Dwight
1570–1632
Bocking, Essex, England
ALICE Vunter
1558–1629
Freston, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
William Dwight
1540–
England
Ann Dynley
1540–1656
Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Dwight
1500–
Margery Dwight
1505–
Harry Dyneley
1510–
Rose Morley
1510–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Dyneley
1480–
Elizabeth Tempest
1484–
John Morley
1490–
Eliza Handley
1490–

William Dwight's Timeline

3 Records

1595
20 Dec 1595
Birth of William Dwight in Freston, Suffolk, England
Freston, Suffolk, England
1595
20 Dec 1595
William Dwight was baptized in Freston,Suffolk,England
Freston,Suffolk,England
1660
24 Jan 1660
Age 65
Death of William Dwight in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1595
    Event Place: Freston, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1595
    Event Place: Freston,Suffolk,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1660
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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