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John Williams

John Williams

Male 1744 - 1809  (64 years)


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  • Name John Williams 
    Birth 27 May 1744  Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, Crown Colony Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 1809 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Robert Williams,   b. Abt 1610   d. Between 1 Sep 1692 and 1693, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather) 
    Martha Howell,   b. 28 Feb 1712, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, Crown Colony Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 1766, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, Crown Colony Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I6585  Hillbillies & Vikings
    Last Modified 15 Jan 2024 

    Father Col. Joseph Williams, II,   b. 10 Apr 1708, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, Crown Colony Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 May 1798, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, Crown Colony Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Martha Howell,   b. 28 Feb 1712, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, Crown Colony Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 1766, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, Crown Colony Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Marriage 23 Mar 1732  Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, Crown Colony Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Witness Role: Bride: [I2432] Martha HOWELL
      Witness Role: Groom: [I4556] Col. Joseph WILLIAMS
    Family ID F405  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Reference  Carl Jón Denbow. "John Williams". Hillbillies & Vikings. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I6585&tree=tree1 (accessed April 28, 2025).

  • Sources 
    1. [S465] Document (Loose Record): Massachusetts Town Clerk Records - Digital File of a "Record of Births in Roxbury".

    2. [S457] Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints website "FamilySearch".


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