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William Palmer 1676 – 1729 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Apr 1676

Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut

Death Date: 1729

Death Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut

Father: Gershom Palmer

Mother: Ann Denison

Spouse(s): Grace Miner

Children(s): Wait Palmer

In 1676, William Palmer Sr entered the world in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, born to Gershom Palmer and Ann Denison. William Palmer Sr married Grace Miner, and had children including Wait Palmer. William Palmer Sr passed away in 1729 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • In 1676, William Palmer Sr entered the world in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, born to Gershom Palmer and Ann Denison.
  • William Palmer Sr married Grace Miner, and had children including Wait Palmer.
  • William Palmer Sr passed away in 1729 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

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William Palmer's Ancestors

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William Palmer
1676 – 1729
Birth Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut
Parents
Gershom Palmer
1644 – 1718
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Ann Denison
1649 – 1706
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Walter Palmer
1585 – 1661
Dorset, England
Rebecca Short
1612 – 1671
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Palmer's Descendants

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William Palmer (25 Apr 1676 – 1729) m. Grace Miner (Sep 1683 – )
  1. 1. Wait Palmer (27 May 1711 – 1798) m. Mary Brown (28 Nov 1703 – 10 June 1793)
    1. 1. Wait Palmer (5 May 1728 – 18 Oct 1785)
    2. 2. Amos Palmer (27 Aug 1729 – 4 Jan 1797) m. Mary York (abt 1729 – )
      1. 1. Uriah Palmer (1753 – )
      2. 2. Asahel Palmer (22 Jan 1755 – )
      3. 3. Stephen Palmer (22 Aug 1758 – 31 Dec 1834)
      4. 4. Boswell Palmer (1762 – )
      5. 5. Phineas Palmer (19 Oct 1765 – )
      6. 6. Amos Palmer
      7. 7. Joel Palmer
      8. 8. Ziba Palmer
      9. 9. Ezra Palmer
      10. 10. Benjamin Palmer
      11. 11. Ezra Palmer
      12. 12. Desire Palmer
      13. 13. Comfort Palmer
      14. 14. Polly Palmer
      15. 15. Ellen Palmer

William Palmer's Timeline

2 Records

1676
25 Apr 1676
Birth of William Palmer Sr in Stonington, New London, Connecticut
Stonington, New London, Connecticut
1729
1729
Age 53
Death of William Palmer Sr in Stonington, New London, Connecticut
Stonington, New London, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1676
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1729
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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