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William Sumner 1699 – 1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1699

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 4 Mar 1778

Death Location: Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA

Father: Clement Sumner

Mother: Margaret Harris

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Benjamin Sumner

The story of William Sumner began in 1699 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. William Sumner had children including Benjamin Sumner. William Sumner passed away in 1778 in Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Sumner began in 1699 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • William Sumner had children including Benjamin Sumner.
  • William Sumner passed away in 1778 in Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Sumner's Ancestors

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William Sumner
1699 – 1778
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Clement Sumner
1671 – 1714
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Margaret Harris
1674 – 1750
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
William Sumner
– 1675
Elizabeth Clement
– 1687
Great-Grandparents
Mary (Swift)
1606 – 1676
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Swift
1549 – 1649
Bridget Hastings
1553 – 1649

William Sumner's Descendants

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William Sumner (18 Mar 1699 – 4 Mar 1778)
  1. 1. Benjamin Sumner (5 Feb 1736 – 5 May 1815) m. Prudence Hubbard m. Prudence Hubbard (18 Mar 1737 – 7 Sep 1821)
    1. 1. William (Benjamin) Sumner (4 Oct 1762 – 1 January 1845) m. Esther Burnham (18 Feb 1764 – 6 Jan 1840)
      1. 1. William (Benjamin) Sumner (31 Dec 1783 – 26 Oct 1814) m. Ann Harrison (1785 – 28 Feb 1858)
        1. 1. Sydney (Harrison) Sumner (abt 1823 – 10 Aug 1890) m. Harriet (Pratt) Sumner (11 Aug 1821 – 25 March 1857)

William Sumner's Timeline

3 Records

1699
18 Mar 1699
Birth of William Sumner in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1721
11 Oct 1721
Age 22
William Sumner was married in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
1778
4 Mar 1778
Age 79
Death of William Sumner in Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA
Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1699
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1721
    Event Place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1778
    Event Place: Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA

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