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William Emerson 1743–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1743

Birth Location: Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 20 October 1776

Death Location: Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Joseph Sr

Mother: Mary Moody

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The story of William Emerson began in 1743 in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America. William Emerson passed away in 1776 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Emerson began in 1743 in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
  • William Emerson passed away in 1776 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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William Emerson's Ancestors

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William Emerson
1743–1776
Birth Place: Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Emerson Sr
1700–1767
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mary Moody
1702–1779
York County, Maine, United States of America
Grandparents
Edward Emerson
1670–1743
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Rebecca Emerson
1662–1752
Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Rev. (Samuel) Moody
1675–1747
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts
Hannah Sewell
1677–1727
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Bulkeley
1638–1693
Cornelius Waldo
1624–1701
Hannah Fessenden
1649–1723
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Emerson's Timeline

2 Records

1743
31 May 1743
Birth of William Emerson in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1776
20 October 1776
Age 33
Death of William Emerson in Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America
Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1743
    Event Place: Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 October 1776
    Event Place: Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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