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William Sprague 1609–1675 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1609

Birth Location: Upwey, Dorset, England

Death Date: 26 Oct 1675

Death Location: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Edward Sprague

Mother: Christiana Holland

Spouse(s): Millicent Eames

Children(s): Anthony Sprague, William Jr, John Sprague

The story of William Sprague began in 1609 in Upwey, Dorset, England. William Sprague married Millicent Eames, and had children including Anthony Sprague, John Sprague, William Sprague Jr. William Sprague passed away in 1675 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Sprague began in 1609 in Upwey, Dorset, England.
  • William Sprague married Millicent Eames, and had children including Anthony Sprague, John Sprague, William Sprague Jr.
  • William Sprague passed away in 1675 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Sprague
1576–1614
Birth Location: Upwey, Dorset, England
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Christiana Holland
1578–1651
Birth Location: Stokenham, Devonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Millicent Eames
1617–1695
Birth Location: England
ME

Children(s)

Anthony Sprague
1635–1719
Birth Location: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
AS
William Jr
1650–1723
Birth Location: Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
WJ
John Sprague
1638–1683
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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William Sprague's Ancestors

Self
William Sprague
1609–1675
Birth Place: Upwey, Dorset, England
Parents
Edward Francis Sprague
1576–1614
Upwey, Dorset, England
Christiana Holland
1578–1651
Stokenham, Devonshire, England
Grandparents
Tristram Sprague
1550–1630
Upwey, Dorset, England
Elizabeth Colt
1554–1630
John (Holland) I
1550–1652
St George, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sprague's Descendants

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William Sprague (Oct 1609–26 Oct 1675) m. Millicent Eames (Abt 1617–8 Feb 1695)
  1. 1. Anthony Sprague 1635–1719 m. Elizabeth Bartlett 1643–1712
    1. 1. Jeremiah (Sprague) Sr. 1682–1759 m. Priscilla Knight 1686–1775
      1. 1. Knight Sprague 1711–1804 m. Mary Lewis 1717–1746
        1. 1. Anthony Sprague 1742–1831 m. Sarah Harper 1744–1773
      2. 2. Elizabeth Sprague 1724–1785 m. Nathaniel Stodder 1727–1803
    2. 2. Matthew Sprague 1688–1783 m. Sarah Fearing 1689–1763
      1. 1. Margaret Sprague 1721–1809 m. Isaiah (Hersey) Sr 1720–1803
        1. 1. Isaiah (Hersey) Jr. 1744–1831 m. Rebecca Sprague 1745–1831
  2. 2. William (Sprague) Jr 1650–1723
  3. 3. John Sprague 1638–1683 m. Elizabeth Holbrook 1645–1685
    1. 1. Ebenezer Sprague 1682–1731 m. Mary Mann 1680–
      1. 1. Daniel Sprague 1713–1788 m. Hannah Brown 1713–1792
        1. 1. Ebenezer Sprague 1740–1812 m. Millicent Sheldon 1737–1820
      2. 2. Mary Sprague 1708–
      3. 3. Ebenezer Sprague 1711–1740
      4. 4. Samuel Sprague 1715–1774

William Sprague's Timeline

2 Records

1609
Oct 1609
Birth of William Sprague in Upwey, Dorset, England
Upwey, Dorset, England
1675
26 Oct 1675
Age 66
Death of William Sprague in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1609
    Event Place: Upwey, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1675
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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