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William Torrey 1701–1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Sep 1701

Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Death Date: 3 Aug 1769

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: John Torrey

Mother: Mary Symmes

Spouse(s): Bethia Bass

Children(s): John Torrey

William Torrey was born in 1701 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay, the child of John Torrey And Mary Symmes. William Torrey married Bethia Bass, and had children including John Torrey. William Torrey passed away in 1769 in Boston, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay.

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Biography

  • William Torrey was born in 1701 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay, the child of John Torrey And Mary Symmes.
  • William Torrey married Bethia Bass, and had children including John Torrey.
  • William Torrey passed away in 1769 in Boston, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay.

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William Torrey's Ancestors

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William Torrey
1701–1769
Birth Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Parents
John Torrey
1673–1730
Weymouth, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Mary Symmes
1678–1758
Charlestown, Suffolk , Massachusetts Bay Colony
Grandparents
William Symmes
1626–1691
Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England
Mary Chickering
1648–1721
Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Sr
1599–1671
Sarah Baker
1604–1673
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Torrey's Descendants

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William Torrey (28 Sep 1701–3 Aug 1769) m. Bethia Bass (2 Feb 1704–Bef 23 Sep 1782)
  1. 1. John Torrey 1734–1808 m. Susannah Bowditch 1733–
    1. 1. William Torrey 1759–1831 m. Margaret Nichols 1768–1839
      1. 1. William Torrey 1792–1891 m. Adeline Whittemore 1799–1890
        1. 1. Adeline (Whittemore) Torrey 1829–1893 m. James (Henry) Baird 1824–1900

William Torrey's Timeline

2 Records

1701
28 Sep 1701
Birth of William Torrey in Weymouth, Norfolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Weymouth, Norfolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1769
3 Aug 1769
Age 68
Death of William Torrey in Boston, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Boston, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1701
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1769
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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