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William Beamsley Ensign 1605–1658 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1605

Birth Location: Suffolk, England

Death Date: 29 September 1658

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William *

Mother: Anne Ryley*

Spouse(s): Ann Peters, Martha Bushnell

Children(s): Grace Beamsley, Anne 1633, Mercy 1637, Habbakuk 1640, Mary 1631, Edward Beamsley

In 1605, William Beamsley Ensign entered the world in Suffolk, England, born to William Beamsley Sr And Anne Ryley. William Beamsley Ensign married Ann Van Zile Peters, Martha Hallor Bushnell, and had children including Anne Beamsley 1633, Edward Bushnell Beamsley, Grace Beamsley, Habbakuk Beamsley 1640, Mary Beamsley 1631, Mercy Beamsley 1637. William Beamsley Ensign passed away in 1658 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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  • In 1605, William Beamsley Ensign entered the world in Suffolk, England, born to William Beamsley Sr And Anne Ryley.
  • William Beamsley Ensign married Ann Van Zile Peters, Martha Hallor Bushnell, and had children including Anne Beamsley 1633, Edward Bushnell Beamsley, Grace Beamsley, Habbakuk Beamsley 1640, Mary Beamsley 1631, Mercy Beamsley 1637.
  • William Beamsley Ensign passed away in 1658 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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William Ensign's Ancestors

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William Ensign
1605–1658
Birth Place: Suffolk, England
Parents
William Beamsley Sr. *
1575–1658
Wherewill, Hampshire, England
Anne Ryley*
1575–1605
Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ensign's Descendants

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William (Beamsley) Ensign (1605–29 September 1658) m. Ann (Van Zile) Peters (1607–6 Dec 1645) m. Martha (Hallor) Bushnell (1607–1663)
  1. 1. Grace Beamsley 1635–1730 m. Samuel Graves 1628–1679
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Graves) Choate 1667–1690 m. John (Choate (Graves)(Wid Giddings)(Perkins)(Woodward Marshall) II of Ipswich, MA (assoc\w Rev) Wise) 1661–1733
      1. 1. Anne (Choate) Martin 1686–1735
      2. 2. John (Choate) III 1685–
      3. 3. Sarah Choate 1689–1728
      4. 4. Anne CHOATE 1687–1709
    2. 2. Mary Graves 1673–1691
    3. 3. Samuel Graves 1658–1732
    4. 4. John Graves 1660–1699
    5. 5. Hannah Graves 1668–1726
    6. 6. Jonathan Graves 1670–1679
    7. 7. Thomas Graves 1657–1697
    8. 8. Ann Graves 1661–1736
    9. 9. Mark Graves 1647–1730
    10. 10. Hannah Graves 1645–
    11. 11. SARAH GRAVES 1653–1724
    12. 12. Amy Graves 1659–1681
    13. 13. Sarah Graves 1660–1746
    14. 14. Elizabeth Graves 1661–1723
  2. 2. Anne (Beamsley*) 1633 1633–1672
  3. 3. Mercy (Beamsley) 1637 1637–1726
  4. 4. Habbakuk (Beamsley) 1640 1640–1641
  5. 5. Mary (Beamsley) 1631 1631–1726
  6. 6. Edward (Bushnell) Beamsley 1646–1734

William Ensign's Timeline

2 Records

1605
1605
Birth of William Beamsley Ensign in Suffolk, England
Suffolk, England
1658
29 September 1658
Age 53
Death of William Beamsley Ensign in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 September 1658
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

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