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William Gale 1688 – 1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1688

Birth Location: Melksham, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: ABT 1758

Death Location: England

Father: ANTHONY Gale

Mother: Jane Gale

Spouse(s): Mary Newman

Children(s): Thomas Gale

William Gale was born in 1688 in Melksham, Wiltshire, England, the child of ANTHONY Gale and Jane Brewer Gale. William Gale married Mary Newman, and had children including Thomas Gale. William Gale passed away in 1758 in England.

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Biography

  • William Gale was born in 1688 in Melksham, Wiltshire, England, the child of ANTHONY Gale and Jane Brewer Gale.
  • William Gale married Mary Newman, and had children including Thomas Gale.
  • William Gale passed away in 1758 in England.

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William Gale's Ancestors

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William Gale
1688 – 1758
Birth Place: Melksham, Wiltshire, England
Parents
ANTHONY Gale
1651 – 1691
Melksham, Wiltshire, England
Jane (Brewer) Gale
1657 – 1736
Hillmarton, Wiltshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Gale's Descendants

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William Gale (12 Feb 1688 – ABT 1758) m. Mary Newman (1692 – 1784)
  1. 1. Thomas Gale (2 Jul 1720 – 6 May 1780) m. Mary Catwick (04 Feb 1724 – 02 JUN 1781)
    1. 1. John Gale (18 Aug 1746 – 10 Feb 1828) m. Miriam Mitchel (1744 – abt 1824)
      1. 1. Mary Gale (1781 – 01 March 1851) m. William Spurdle (1781 – 02 October 1841)
        1. 1. William Spurdle (13 Oct 1805 – 20 February 1871) m. Sarah Sibly (04 Mar 1813 – 26 July 1883)

William Gale's Timeline

2 Records

1688
12 Feb 1688
Birth of William Gale in Melksham, Wiltshire, England
Melksham, Wiltshire, England
1758
ABT 1758
Age 70
Death of William Gale in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1688
    Event Place: Melksham, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1758
    Event Place: England

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