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William YOUNG 1658 – 1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1658

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1720

Death Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John YOUNG

Mother: Sarah YOUNG

Spouse(s): Sarah WHITTAKER

Children(s): William YOUNG, Benjamin YOUNG, Mary YOUNG, Nathaniel YOUNG, Nancy Young, Mercy YOUNG

In 1658, William YOUNG entered the world in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to John YOUNG and Sarah YOUNG. William YOUNG married Sarah WHITTAKER, and had children including William YOUNG, Benjamin YOUNG, Mary YOUNG, Nathaniel YOUNG, Nancy Young, Mercy YOUNG. William YOUNG passed away in 1720 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1658, William YOUNG entered the world in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to John YOUNG and Sarah YOUNG.
  • William YOUNG married Sarah WHITTAKER, and had children including William YOUNG, Benjamin YOUNG, Mary YOUNG, Nathaniel YOUNG, Nancy Young, Mercy YOUNG.
  • William YOUNG passed away in 1720 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John YOUNG
1625 – 1672
Birth Location: Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
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Sarah YOUNG
1625 – 1680
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah WHITTAKER
1660 – 1698
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

William YOUNG
1695 – 1747
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Benjamin YOUNG
1697 – 1745
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary YOUNG
1699 –
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Nathaniel YOUNG
1700 – 1750
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Nancy Young
1701 –
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Mercy YOUNG
1701 –
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
MY

William YOUNG's Ancestors

Self
William YOUNG
1658 – 1720
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John YOUNG
1625 – 1672
Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Sarah YOUNG
1625 – 1680
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William YOUNG's Descendants

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William YOUNG (1658 – 1720) m. Sarah WHITTAKER (12 Jun 1660 – 1698)
  1. 1. William YOUNG (1695 – 16 Apr 1747) m. Martha EMMONS (03 Apr 1697 – 1722) m. Susannah COTTON (1700 – 1731) m. Hannah DYER (1700 – 1751)
    1. 1. William YOUNG (30 Dec 1717 – 1720)
    2. 2. Martha YOUNG (23 Aug 1719 – 1777)
    3. 3. Martha YOUNG (23 Aug 1720 – 1720)
    4. 4. Elizabeth YOUNG (13 Jun 1723 – 11 Jan 1787)
    5. 5. Janet YOUNG (1724 – )
    6. 6. Mary YOUNG (1728 – )
    7. 7. Joseph YOUNG (12 Feb 1729 – 14 Nov 1769) m. Elizabeth HAYDEN (01 Feb 1728 – 23 Jun 1810)
      1. 1. Susannah Young (02 Dec 1759 – 19 Apr 1784)
      2. 2. William YOUNG (28 Feb 1761 – 14 Feb 1792)
      3. 3. John (Hayden) Young (06 Mar 1763 – 12 Oct 1839)
      4. 4. Joseph Young (21 Mar 1765 – 1835)
      5. 5. Nancy YOUNG (30 Jul 1766 – 24 DEC 1858) m. Joseph WOODBURY (10 DEC 1759 – 27 NOV 1836)
        1. 1. Charles WOODBURY (22 MAY 1787 – 03 AUG 1862)
        2. 2. Ruth WOODBURY (09 MAY 1790 – 09 Jun 1832)
        3. 3. Lucy WOODBURY (03 AUG 1793 – 14 JUN 1852) m. Peter WALLIS (22 DEC 1779 – 29 OCT 1846)
        4. 4. Persia WOODBURY (22 JAN 1799 – 15 OCT 1825)
        5. 5. Joseph WOODBURY (10 JUL 1803 – 16 SEP 1883)
      6. 6. Ishabod Young (24 Jul 1768 – 1817)
    8. 8. William YOUNG (01 Oct 1737 – 16 Apr 1747)
  2. 2. Benjamin YOUNG (1697 – 3 Jan 1745)
  3. 3. Mary YOUNG (1699 – )
  4. 4. Nathaniel YOUNG (1700 – 1750)
  5. 5. Nancy Young (1701 – )
  6. 6. Mercy YOUNG (1701 – )

William YOUNG's Timeline

2 Records

1658
1658
Birth of William YOUNG in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1720
1720
Age 62
Death of William YOUNG in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1658
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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