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William Farnsworth 1714–1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 August 1714

Birth Location: Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 7 Sep 1756

Death Location: Pepperell, MA Killed at the taking of Louisburg - French and Indian War

Father: EBENEZER DONCASH3327_x1

Mother: Elizabeth WHITNEY*

Spouse(s): Ruth Hobart

Children(s): Lydia (Rice)

William Farnsworth was born in 1714 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, the child of Ebenezer Farnsworth X10 7Th Maternal G Gf Of Doncash3327 X1 And Elizabeth Whitney. William Farnsworth married Ruth Hobart, and had children including Lydia Farnsworth Rice. William Farnsworth passed away in 1756 in Pepperell, MA Killed at the taking of Louisburg - French and Indian War.

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Biography

  • William Farnsworth was born in 1714 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, the child of Ebenezer Farnsworth X10 7Th Maternal G Gf Of Doncash3327 X1 And Elizabeth Whitney.
  • William Farnsworth married Ruth Hobart, and had children including Lydia Farnsworth Rice.
  • William Farnsworth passed away in 1756 in Pepperell, MA Killed at the taking of Louisburg - French and Indian War.

Immediate Family

Parents

EBENEZER DONCASH3327_x1
1684–1753
Birth Location: Groton, Middlesex, MA., British Colony
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Elizabeth WHITNEY*
1668–1751
Birth Location: Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Hobart
1714–1814
Birth Location: Groton, Middlesex, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, New England
RH

Children(s)

Lydia (Rice)
1748–1840
Birth Location: Pepperell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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William Farnsworth's Ancestors

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William Farnsworth
1714–1756
Birth Place: Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Parents
EBENEZER FARNSWORTH* -x10\7th maternal g gf of DONCASH3327_x1
1684–1753
Groton, Middlesex, MA., British Colony
Elizabeth WHITNEY*
1668–1751
Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Sarah Nutting
1659–1730
Groton, Mddlsx, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Farnsworth's Descendants

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William Farnsworth (4 August 1714–7 Sep 1756) m. Ruth Hobart (8 Nov 1714–23 Dec 1814)
  1. 1. Lydia (Farnsworth) (Rice) 1748–1840 m. Joel Rice 1752–1834
    1. 1. Daniel Rice 1777–1867 m. Sarah Brown 1778–1867
      1. 1. Joanna Rice 1813–1856 m. George (Washington) HUNT 1809–1897
        1. 1. Jane (Ann) Hunt 1836–1868 m. Jacob (Harrison) Sydenstricker 1827–1896

William Farnsworth's Timeline

2 Records

1714
4 August 1714
Birth of William Farnsworth in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1756
7 Sep 1756
Age 42
Death of William Farnsworth in Pepperell, MA Killed at the taking of Louisburg - French and Indian War
Pepperell, MA Killed at the taking of Louisburg - French and Indian War

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 August 1714
    Event Place: Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1756
    Event Place: Pepperell, MA Killed at the taking of Louisburg - French and Indian War
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