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William Trask 1628–1689 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1628

Birth Location: Lancashrie, England

Death Date: 1689

Death Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Nicholas Trask

Mother: Christyan Traske

Spouse(s): Sarah Southwick

Children(s): Anna Trask, Henry Trask

In 1628, William Trask entered the world in Lancashrie, England, born to Nicholas Trask And Christyan Traske. William Trask married Sarah Southwick, and had children including Anna Trask, Henry Trask. William Trask passed away in 1689 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1628, William Trask entered the world in Lancashrie, England, born to Nicholas Trask And Christyan Traske.
  • William Trask married Sarah Southwick, and had children including Anna Trask, Henry Trask.
  • William Trask passed away in 1689 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Trask's Ancestors

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William Trask
1628–1689
Birth Place: Lancashrie, England
Parents
Nicholas Trask
1565–1629
England
Christyan Traske
1560–1622
East Coker, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Trask (The) Elder)
1534–1589
East Coker, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Joane Lang
1535–1648
East Coker, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Trask's Descendants

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William Trask (1628–1689) m. Sarah Southwick (1590–1696)
  1. 1. Anna Trask 1654–1675 m. Joseph Foster 1664–1705
    1. 1. Mehitable Foster 1685–
    2. 2. Ruth Foster 1684–1745 m. Abraham Follett 1671–1724 m. Noah Carpenter 1672–1756
      1. 1. Priscilla Carpenter 1728–
    3. 3. John Foster 1687–1766
    4. 4. Anna Wilson 1674–1703
  2. 2. Henry Trask 1630–1683

William Trask's Timeline

6 Records

1585
14 Dec 1585
William Trask was baptized in East Coker, Somerset, England
East Coker, Somerset, England
1589
14 Dec 1589
Birth of William Trask in East Coker, Somerset, England
East Coker, Somerset, England
1628
1628
Birth of William Trask in Lancashrie, England
Lancashrie, England
1666
16 May 1666
Age 38
Death of William Trask in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1689
1689
Age 61
Death of William Trask in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1721
9 Nov 1721
Age 93
William Trask was married in Beverly, Massachusetts
Beverly, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1589
    Event Place: East Coker, Somerset, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1666
    Event Place: Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1721
    Event Place: Beverly, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1585
    Event Place: East Coker, Somerset, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1689
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1628
    Event Place: Lancashrie, England

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