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William Webster 1614–1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 December 1614

Birth Location: Cossington, Charnwood Borough, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 27 April 1688

Death Location: Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Governor Webster

Mother: Agnes Smith

Spouse(s): Mary Reeve

Children(s):

The story of William Webster began in 1614 in Cossington, Charnwood Borough, Leicestershire, England. William Webster married Mary Reeve. William Webster passed away in 1688 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Webster began in 1614 in Cossington, Charnwood Borough, Leicestershire, England.
  • William Webster married Mary Reeve.
  • William Webster passed away in 1688 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Children(s)

William Webster's Ancestors

Self
William Webster
1614–1688
Birth Place: Cossington, Charnwood Borough, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Governor John Webster
1590–1661
Cossington, Charnwood Borough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Smith
1585–
Cossington, Charnwood Borough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Elizabeth Ashton
1566–
Leicestershire, England
Richard Smith
1555–1612
Cossington, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Agnes (Hulcocke) Wraske
1550–1612
Crossington, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Webster's Timeline

5 Records

1614
26 December 1614
Birth of William Webster in Cossington, Charnwood Borough, Leicestershire, England
Cossington, Charnwood Borough, Leicestershire, England
1624
12 Dec 1624
Age 10
William Webster was baptized in Glatton, Huntingdonshire, England
Glatton, Huntingdonshire, England
1629
16 Nov 1629
Age 15
William Webster was baptized in Sturton Cum Fenton,Nottingham,England
Sturton Cum Fenton,Nottingham,England
1679
1679
Age 65
William Webster resided here in Hatfield, Hampshire County, MA
Hatfield, Hampshire County, MA
1688
27 April 1688
Age 74
Death of William Webster in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 December 1614
    Event Place: Cossington, Charnwood Borough, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1624
    Event Place: Glatton, Huntingdonshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1629
    Event Place: Sturton Cum Fenton,Nottingham,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1679
    Event Place: Hatfield, Hampshire County, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 April 1688
    Event Place: Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories
    [4] North America, Family Histories
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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