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William Janes 1758–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 October 1758

Birth Location: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 31 December 1841

Death Location: Brimfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: William Janes

Mother: Hannah Cheney

Spouse(s): Abigail Belnap

Children(s): Cafira Janes

William Janes was born in 1758 in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA, the child of William Janes And Hannah Cheney. William Janes married Abigail Nabby Belnap, and had children including Cafira Janes. William Janes passed away in 1841 in Brimfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Janes was born in 1758 in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA, the child of William Janes And Hannah Cheney.
  • William Janes married Abigail Nabby Belnap, and had children including Cafira Janes.
  • William Janes passed away in 1841 in Brimfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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William Janes's Ancestors

Self
William Janes
1758–1841
Birth Place: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
William Janes
1726–1810
Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Hannah Cheney
1738–1806
Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
William Janes
1692–1752
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail Loomis
1691–1752
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abel Janes
1644–1718
Mary Judd
1660–1735
Josiah Loomis
1661–1735
Mary Rockwell
1662–1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
william Judd
1636–1690
mary Steele
1657–1718

William Janes's Descendants

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William Janes (3 October 1758–31 December 1841) m. Abigail (Nabby) Belnap (27 September 1761–28 April 1827)
  1. 1. Cafira Janes 1782–1857 m. Jacob Sherman 1779–1811
    1. 1. Cheney (Janes) Sherman 1806–1884
    2. 2. Eliza (Hamilton) Sigourney 1811–1866
    3. 3. Oril (Janes) Rockwell 1808–1902 m. Samuel (Darling) Rockwell 1810–1888
      1. 1. John (William) Rockwell 1838–1913 m. Phoebe (Boyce) Waring 1841–1903
        1. 1. Samuel (Darling) Rockwell 1866–1907
        2. 2. Jarvis (Waring Rockwell) Sr 1867–1931 m. Anne (Mary Nancy) Hill 1875–1953

William Janes's Timeline

2 Records

1758
3 October 1758
Birth of William Janes in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
1841
31 December 1841
Age 83
Death of William Janes in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 October 1758
    Event Place: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 December 1841
    Event Place: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brimfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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