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William Sumner 1605 – 1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 January 1605

Birth Location: Bicester, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 9 Dec 1688

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Roger Sumner

Mother: Joane Franklin

Spouse(s): Mary Swift

Children(s): William Sumner, Roger Sumner

William Sumner was born in 1605 in Bicester, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Roger Sumner and Joane Franklin. William Sumner married Mary Swift, and had children including William Sumner, Roger Sumner. William Sumner passed away in 1688 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • William Sumner was born in 1605 in Bicester, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Roger Sumner and Joane Franklin.
  • William Sumner married Mary Swift, and had children including William Sumner, Roger Sumner.
  • William Sumner passed away in 1688 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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William Sumner's Ancestors

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William Sumner
1605 – 1688
Birth Place: Bicester, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Roger Sumner
1569 – 1608
Bicester, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Joane Franklin
1570 – 1655
Bicester, Oxford, England
Grandparents
William Sumner
1531 – 1590
Bicester, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Mercer
1535 – 1570
Great-Grandparents
William Sumner
1500 – 1559
Grace Jones
1505 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sumner
1450 – 1520

William Sumner's Descendants

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William Sumner (22 January 1605 – 9 Dec 1688) m. Mary Swift (1606 – 7 June 1676)
  1. 1. William Sumner (1627 – Feb 1675) m. Elizabeth Clement (1633 – 1687)
    1. 1. Clement Sumner (6 Sep 1671 – ) m. Margaret Harris
      1. 1. William Sumner (18 March 1699 – 4 March 1788) m. Hannah Hunt
        1. 1. Benjamin Sumner (5 Feb 1736 – 5 May 1815) m. Prudence Hubbard (18 Mar 1737 – 7 September 1821)
  2. 2. Roger Sumner (8 August 1632 – 26 May 1698)

William Sumner's Timeline

2 Records

1605
22 January 1605
Birth of William Sumner in Bicester, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Bicester, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1688
9 Dec 1688
Age 83
Death of William Sumner in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 January 1605
    Event Place: Bicester, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Births
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] 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: 9 Dec 1688
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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