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William Hersey 1620–1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: BEF 1620

Birth Location: prob. England

Death Date: 28 SEP 1691

Death Location: Hingham, Massachusetts (Plymouth)

Father: William Hersey

Mother: Elizabeth Croade

Spouse(s): Rebecca Chubbuck

Children(s): John Hersey

William Hersey was born in 1620 in prob. England, the child of William Hersey And Elizabeth Croade. In 1661, William Hersey was employed in Hingham, Massachusetts (Plymouth). William Hersey married Rebecca Chubbuck, Ruhamah Hersey, and had children including Deborah Hersey, Elizabeth Hersey, Hannah Hersey, James Hersey, John Hersey, Josiah Hersey, Judith Hersey, Mary Hersey, Rebecca Hersey, Ruth Hersey, William Hersey. William Hersey passed away in 1691 in Hingham, Massachusetts (Plymouth).

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Biography

  • William Hersey was born in 1620 in prob. England, the child of William Hersey And Elizabeth Croade.
  • In 1661, William Hersey was employed in Hingham, Massachusetts (Plymouth).
  • William Hersey married Rebecca Chubbuck, Ruhamah Hersey, and had children including Deborah Hersey, Elizabeth Hersey, Hannah Hersey, James Hersey, John Hersey, Josiah Hersey, Judith Hersey, Mary Hersey, Rebecca Hersey, Ruth Hersey, William Hersey.
  • William Hersey passed away in 1691 in Hingham, Massachusetts (Plymouth).

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Hersey's Ancestors

Self
William Hersey
1620–1691
Birth Place: prob. England
Parents
William Hersey
1596–1658
Reading St. Giles, Berkshire Co., England
Elizabeth Croade
1610–1671
of England
Grandparents
Nathaniel Hersey
1570–1629
of Reading, England
Anne ((MNU)) Hersey
1574–1612
Reading, Berkshire, England
Richard Croade
1630–
Salem, Massachusetts (Essex)
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hersey's Descendants

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William Hersey (BEF 1620–28 SEP 1691) m. Rebecca Chubbuck (BEF 1620–1 JUN 1686)
  1. 1. John Hersey 1640–1689 m. Sarah Hersey –1731
    1. 1. Daniel Hersey 1682–1750 m. Mary May 1687–1760
      1. 1. Mary Hersey 1711–1805 m. Theophilus Wilder 1710–1787
        1. 1. Theophilus Wilder 1740–1821 m. Lydia Cushing 1745–1811
        2. 2. Zenas Wilder 1749–1833 m. Bathsheba Wilder 1759–
      2. 2. Jonathan Hersey 1713–1760
        1. 1. Jonathan Hersey 1742– m. Margaret Tower –1777 m. Mary Berry 1754–1832

William Hersey's Timeline

4 Records

1620
BEF 1620
Birth of William Hersey in prob. England
prob. England
1661
1661
Age 41
William Hersey was employed in Hingham, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Hingham, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
1678
1678, 1682, 1690
Age 58
William Hersey was employed in Hingham, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Hingham, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
1691
28 SEP 1691
Age 71
Death of William Hersey in Hingham, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Hingham, Massachusetts (Plymouth)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: BEF 1620
    Event Place: prob. England
    Record Source: The American Historical Society - New York, <i>"Maine - A History" Centennial Edition 1919<i> (The Century Publishing and Engraving Co., Chicago, Illinois)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1661
    Event Place: Hingham, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
    Record Source: The American Historical Society - New York, <i>"Maine - A History" Centennial Edition 1919<i> (The Century Publishing and Engraving Co., Chicago, Illinois)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1672
    Event Place: Hingham, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
    Record Source: The American Historical Society - New York, <i>"Maine - A History" Centennial Edition 1919<i> (The Century Publishing and Engraving Co., Chicago, Illinois)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 SEP 1691
    Event Place: Hingham, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
    Record Source: The American Historical Society - New York, <i>"Maine - A History" Centennial Edition 1919<i> (The Century Publishing and Engraving Co., Chicago, Illinois)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1678, 1682, 1690
    Event Place: Hingham, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
    Record Source: The American Historical Society - New York, <i>"Maine - A History" Centennial Edition 1919</i> (The Century Publishing and Engraving Co., Chicago, Illinois)

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