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William Fletcher 1688 – 1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 April 1688

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

Death Date: 27 January 1742

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

Father: Lieutenant Jr.

Mother: Sarah Richardson

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

William Fletcher was born in 1688 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Lieutenant William Fletcher, Jr. and Sarah Richardson. William Fletcher passed away in 1742 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Fletcher was born in 1688 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Lieutenant William Fletcher, Jr. and Sarah Richardson.
  • William Fletcher passed away in 1742 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lieutenant Jr.
1656 – 1712
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Col, London, England, United Kingdom
LJ
Sarah Richardson
1660 – 1748
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Col, London, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Fletcher's Ancestors

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William Fletcher
1688 – 1742
Birth Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Lieutenant William Fletcher, Jr.
1656 – 1712
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Col, London, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Richardson
1660 – 1748
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Col, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (Fletcher (English) Immigrant)
1622 – 1677
EN
Lydia Fletcher
1622 – 1704
Lincoln, City of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
Josiah ((7th g-grandfather)) Richardson
1635 – 1695
Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Rememberance Underwood
1639 – 1719
Concord, Middlesex, British Colony, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Fletcher
1592 – 1677
Sarah Fletcher
1596 – 1677
Richard Fairbanks
1597 – 1667
Elizabeth Daulton
1597 – 1667
Thomas Richardson
1608 – 1651
Susanna Brooks
1613 – 1681
William Underwood
1609 – 1697
Sarah Pellet
1618 – 1684
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anne Fienney
1566 – 1631
John Fayrbanke
1562 – 1625
Mary Farrar
1565 – 1620
John Daulton
1566 – 1617
John Vnderwood
1580 – 1617
Elizabeth Butterfield
1585 – 1630
John Pellett
1576 – 1625
Anne West
1588 – 1674

William Fletcher's Timeline

2 Records

1688
1 April 1688
Birth of William Fletcher in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1742
27 January 1742
Age 54
Death of William Fletcher in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 April 1688
    Event Place: Chelmsford, 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: 27 January 1742
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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