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William Emerson 1743–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1743

Birth Location: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 20 Oct, 1776

Death Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Edward Emerson

Mother: Rebecca Waldo

Spouse(s): Phebe Bliss

Children(s):

The story of William Emerson began in 1743 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. William Emerson married Phebe Bliss. William Emerson passed away in 1776 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Emerson began in 1743 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
  • William Emerson married Phebe Bliss.
  • William Emerson passed away in 1776 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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William Emerson's Ancestors

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William Emerson
1743–1776
Birth Place: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Edward Emerson
1670–1743
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Rebecca Waldo
1662–1752
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Joseph (Emerson) Rev.
1620–1680
St. Michael's Bishops-Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Elizabeth (Bulkeley) (Buckley)
1637–1693
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Emerson
1584–1666
Elizabeth Emerson
1584–1638
Edward Rev.
1614–1696
Lucian Lenten
1616–1678
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert (Emershonne\Emmerson)
1561–1620
Susan Storford
1556–1626

William Emerson's Timeline

2 Records

1743
31 May 1743
Birth of William Emerson in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1776
20 Oct, 1776
Age 33
Death of William Emerson in Otter Creek, Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, USA
Otter Creek, Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1743
    Event Place: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogy of the Bliss family in America from about the year 1550 to 1880

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Oct, 1776
    Event Place: Otter Creek, Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town Death Records
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogy of the Bliss family in America from about the year 1550 to 1880

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town Death Records

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