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William Read 1655 – 1697 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1655

Birth Location: Long Island, NY, USA

Death Date: 1697

Death Location: Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, United States

Father: James Reed

Mother: Susannah Pearce

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The story of William Read began in 1655 in Long Island, NY, USA. William Read passed away in 1697 in Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Read began in 1655 in Long Island, NY, USA.
  • William Read passed away in 1697 in Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, United States.

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William Read's Ancestors

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William Read
1655 – 1697
Birth Place: Long Island, NY, USA
Parents
James Reed
1606 – 1703
Wendron, Cornwall, England
Susannah Pearce
1612 – 1703
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Grandparents
Richard Pearce
1594 – 1677
Somerset, England
Susannah Wright
1600 – 1678
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Dorset
1550 – 1622
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Read's Timeline

2 Records

1655
About 1655
Birth of William Read in Long Island, NY, USA
Long Island, NY, USA
1697
1697
Age 42
Death of William Read in Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, United States
Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1655
    Event Place: Long Island, NY, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1697
    Event Place: Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, United States

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