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William Lake 1656–1726 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 January 1656

Birth Location: Gravesend, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America

Death Date: 1 June 1726

Death Location: Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States of America

Father: John Lake

Mother: Ann Spicer

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In 1656, William Lake entered the world in Gravesend, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America, born to John Lake And Ann Spicer. William Lake passed away in 1726 in Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1656, William Lake entered the world in Gravesend, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America, born to John Lake And Ann Spicer.
  • William Lake passed away in 1726 in Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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William Lake's Ancestors

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William Lake
1656–1726
Birth Place: Gravesend, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America
Parents
John Lake
1622–1696
England
Ann Spicer
1632–1709
Gravesend, England
Grandparents
Thomas Spicer
1591–1658
Barfrestone, Dover District, Kent, England
Ann (Micah) Grant
1602–1635
Sandwich, Dover District, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Spycer
1545–1607
Martha Spicer
1564–1574
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Exeter
1523–1575
Elizabeth Pomeroy
1524–1602
Henry Graunte
1524–1578

William Lake's Timeline

2 Records

1656
1 January 1656
Birth of William Lake in Gravesend, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America
Gravesend, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America
1726
1 June 1726
Age 70
Death of William Lake in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States of America
Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 January 1656
    Event Place: Gravesend, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 June 1726
    Event Place: Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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