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William Holbrook 1747 – 1808 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Apr 1747

Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 26 Apr 1808

Death Location: Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Nehemiah Holbrook

Mother: Christian Thayer

Spouse(s): Melatiah Swan

Children(s): Jason Holbrook

William Holbrook was born in 1747 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Nehemiah Holbrook and Christian Thayer. William Holbrook married Melatiah Swan, and had children including Jason Holbrook. William Holbrook passed away in 1808 in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • William Holbrook was born in 1747 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Nehemiah Holbrook and Christian Thayer.
  • William Holbrook married Melatiah Swan, and had children including Jason Holbrook.
  • William Holbrook passed away in 1808 in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Children(s)

William Holbrook's Ancestors

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William Holbrook
1747 – 1808
Birth Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Nehemiah Holbrook
1722 – 1752
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Christian Thayer
1726 – 1800
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
David Holbrook
1690 – 1778
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
MOSES THAYER
1698 – 1727
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Christian Aspinwall
1704 – 1747
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Aspinall
Christian Ager
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Aspinwall
1645 –

William Holbrook's Descendants

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William Holbrook (2 Apr 1747 – 26 Apr 1808) m. Melatiah Swan (16 Jul 1753 – 8 June 1822)
  1. 1. Jason Holbrook (15 Feb 1772 – 10 Mar 1847)
    1. 1. Submit Holbrook (6 Aug 1801 – ) m. David (Rawson) Young (18 SEP 1798 – 23 JUL 1851)
      1. 1. Mary (Ann Rawson) Young (11 JAN 1826 – 1 JAN 1900)
        1. 1. Charles (Henry) HARRINGTON (24 Jun 1850 – 1929) m. Catherine WEBB (05 Jul 1855 – 10 Apr 1894)

William Holbrook's Timeline

2 Records

1747
2 Apr 1747
Birth of William Holbrook in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1808
26 Apr 1808
Age 61
Death of William Holbrook in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1747
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1808
    Event Place: Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

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