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William Hughes 1716 – 1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 February 1716

Birth Location: Gwynedd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 25 Mar 1776

Death Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Father: Ellis Hughes

Mother: Jane Foulke

Spouse(s): Amy Willits

Children(s): John Hughes

William Hughes was born in 1716 in Gwynedd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Ellis Hughes and Jane Foulke. William Hughes later married Amy Willits, and together they raised children including John Hughes. In 1776, William Hughes passed away in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

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Parents

Ellis Hughes
1687 – 1764
Birth Location: Denbighshire, Wales
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Jane Foulke
1684 –
Birth Location: Merionethshire, Wales, England
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Spouses(s)

Amy Willits
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

John Hughes
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 16 February 1716
    Event Place: Gwynedd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 Mar 1776
    Event Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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