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William Preston 1667–1719 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 April 1667

Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 31 JULY 1719

Death Location: Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Jonas Preston

Mother: Sarah Preston

Spouse(s): Jane Preston

Children(s): Sarah Preston

William Preston was born in 1667 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, the child of Jonas Joshua Preston And Sarah Preston. William Preston married Jane Preston, and had children including Sarah Preston. William Preston passed away in 1719 in Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • William Preston was born in 1667 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, the child of Jonas Joshua Preston And Sarah Preston.
  • William Preston married Jane Preston, and had children including Sarah Preston.
  • William Preston passed away in 1719 in Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Preston's Ancestors

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William Preston
1667–1719
Birth Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Jonas Joshua Preston
1641–1714
Cloverdale, Yorkshire, England
Sarah Preston
1645–1722
Calvert, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Preston
1615–1674
Cloverdale, Yorkshire, England
Deborah (Lady Norwich Norfolk England) NORFOLK\Preston
1610–1674
Norwich, , Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Cheemsly)
1595–1653
Sarah Corbett
1585–1614
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Preston's Descendants

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William Preston (4 April 1667–31 JULY 1719) m. Jane Preston (ABT 1670–1722)
  1. 1. Sarah Preston 1706–1764 m. Thomas (E) Canby 1702–1724
    1. 1. Benjamin Canby 1728–1794 m. Martha Whitson 1733–1771 m. Susannah Littler 1737–1787
      1. 1. Thomas Canby 1765–1787 m. Beulah CARY 1755–1816 m. Katherine Harlan 1763–1819
        1. 1. Caleb (Harlan) Canby 1789–1852 m. Jane Canby 1792–1873

William Preston's Timeline

6 Records

1665
FEBRUARY 1665
William Preston was baptized in Batley, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
Batley, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
1667
04 FEBRUARY 1667
Birth of William Preston in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1667
4 April 1667
Birth of William Preston in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1667
04 FEBRUARY 1667
Birth of William Preston in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England
Brighouse, Yorkshire, England
1667
4 April 1667
Birth of William Preston in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1719
31 JULY 1719
Age 52
Death of William Preston in Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 FEBRUARY 1667
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 April 1667
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 FEBRUARY 1667
    Event Place: Brighouse, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 April 1667
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: FEBRUARY 1665
    Event Place: Batley, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Old Reference Number: D371; New Reference Number: WDP371
    [2] West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1683
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1683; Page Number: 78
    [2] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1683; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 JULY 1719
    Event Place: Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012
    [4] Family Data Collection - Deaths

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012

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