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William Swan 1701–1766 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Dec 1701

Birth Location: Treales, Lancashire, England

Death Date: July 1766

Death Location: Treales, Kirkham, Fylde, Lancashire, England

Father: John Swann

Mother: Ellen Cowban

Spouse(s): JANE BENSON

Children(s): Robert Swann

William Swan was born in 1701 in Treales, Lancashire, England, the child of John Swann And Ellen Cowban. William Swan married Jane Benson, and had children including Robert Swann. William Swan passed away in 1766 in Treales, Kirkham, Fylde, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • William Swan was born in 1701 in Treales, Lancashire, England, the child of John Swann And Ellen Cowban.
  • William Swan married Jane Benson, and had children including Robert Swann.
  • William Swan passed away in 1766 in Treales, Kirkham, Fylde, Lancashire, England.

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William Swan's Ancestors

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William Swan
1701–1766
Birth Place: Treales, Lancashire, England
Parents
John Swann
1671–1729
Catforth, Woodplumpton, Fylde, Lancashire, England
Ellen Cowban
1671–1736
Ribby, Wrea, Green, Kirkham, Fylde, Lancashire, England
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William Swan's Descendants

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William Swan (7 Dec 1701–July 1766) m. JANE BENSON (1705–1771)
  1. 1. Robert Swann 1736–1807
    1. 1. Ann Swan 1772–1846
      1. 1. Richard Porter 1803–1861 m. Agnes Walker 1822–1857
        1. 1. Henry Porter 1851–1914 m. Betsy Catterall 1849–1893
        2. 2. Richard Porter 1844–
        3. 3. John Porter 1846–

William Swan's Timeline

3 Records

1701
7 Dec 1701
Birth of William Swan in Treales, Lancashire, England
Treales, Lancashire, England
1701
7 Dec 1701
William Swan was baptized in Kirkham, Lancashire, England
Kirkham, Lancashire, England
1766
July 1766
Age 65
Death of William Swan in Treales, Kirkham, Fylde, Lancashire, England
Treales, Kirkham, Fylde, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1701
    Event Place: Treales, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1701
    Event Place: Kirkham, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1766
    Event Place: Treales, Kirkham, Fylde, Lancashire, England

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