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William Sumner 1699 – 1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 March 1699

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 4 March 1788

Death Location: Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA

Father: Clement Sumner

Mother: Margaret Harris

Spouse(s): Hannah Hunt

Children(s): Benjamin Sumner

The story of William Sumner began in 1699 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. William Sumner married Hannah Hunt, and had children including Benjamin Sumner. William Sumner passed away in 1788 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 married Hannah Hunt, and had children including Benjamin Sumner.
  • William Sumner passed away in 1788 in Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Clement Sumner
1671 –
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Margaret Harris
Birth Location: –
MH

Spouses(s)

Hannah Hunt
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Benjamin Sumner
1736 – 1815
Birth Location: Hebron
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William Sumner's Ancestors

Self
William Sumner
1699 – 1788
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Clement Sumner
1671 –
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Margaret Harris
Grandparents
William Sumner
1627 – 1675
Beicester, Oxford, England
Elizabeth Clement
1633 – 1687
Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sumner
1605 – 1688
Mary Swift
1606 – 1676
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Sumner
1569 – 1608
Joane Franklin
1570 – 1655
Robert Swifte
1549 – 1649
Ursula Barnham
1602 –

William Sumner's Descendants

1.
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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)
    1. 1. William (Benjamin) Sumner (4 Oct 1762 – 1 Jan 1849) m. Esther Burnham (1762 – 6 Jan 1840)
      1. 1. William (B) Sumner (31 December 1783 – ) m. Ann
        1. 1. Sidney (Hale) Sumner (abt 1823 – 8 Oct 1890) m. Harriet Pratt (1822 – 25 March 1857) m. Ellen (Prudence Norton) Sumner (24 Sep 1840 – 16 Apr 1926)
      2. 2. John (Chipman) Sumner (17 Apr 1794 – 10 Nov 1867)

William Sumner's Timeline

2 Records

1699
18 March 1699
Birth of William Sumner in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1788
4 March 1788
Age 89
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 March 1699
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 March 1788
    Event Place: Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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