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William Gilson 1607–1686 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1607

Birth Location: Sulgrave, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 1686

Death Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: William Gilson

Mother: Eleanor Gleeson

Spouse(s): Frances Romeball, Hellen Frauncis

Children(s): Joseph Gilson, William II

In 1607, William Gilson entered the world in Sulgrave, Northamptonshire, England, born to William Gilson And Eleanor Or Alice Gleeson. William Gilson married Frances Romeball, Hellen Frauncis, and had children including Joseph Romeball Gilson, William Gilson Ii. William Gilson passed away in 1686 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1607, William Gilson entered the world in Sulgrave, Northamptonshire, England, born to William Gilson And Eleanor Or Alice Gleeson.
  • William Gilson married Frances Romeball, Hellen Frauncis, and had children including Joseph Romeball Gilson, William Gilson Ii.
  • William Gilson passed away in 1686 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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William Gilson's Ancestors

Self
William Gilson
1607–1686
Birth Place: Sulgrave, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
William Gilson
1581–1611
Culworth, Northamptonshire, , England
Eleanor (or Alice) Gleeson
1585–1611
Culworth, Northamptonshire, , England
Grandparents
Thomas (Gleason) I
1566–1614
Sulgrave, Northamptonshire, England
Richard Speyght
1563–1608
Dewsbury Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Gleason
1538–1566
Susan Stotesbury
1528–1569
2nd-Great-Grandparents
ROBERT Sr.
1509–1544
Amy Pargiter
1524–1564

William Gilson's Descendants

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William Gilson (1607–1686) m. Frances Romeball (1610–1649) m. Hellen Frauncis (1607–UNKNOWN)
  1. 1. Joseph (Romeball) Gilson 1636–1676
  2. 2. William (Gilson) II 1629–

William Gilson's Timeline

2 Records

1607
1607
Birth of William Gilson in Sulgrave, Northamptonshire, England
Sulgrave, Northamptonshire, England
1686
1686
Age 79
Death of William Gilson in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1607
    Event Place: Sulgrave, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1686
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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