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Jehiel
MEIGS
(b.
6 July 1743
,
Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
d.
27 December 1776
,
Crown Colony of New York
)
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Jehiel MEIGS was born 6 July 1743 in Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut. Jehiel MEIGS was the child of Jehiel MEIGS and Lucy BARTLETT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Janna MEIGS and Hannah WILLARD
Jehiel had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jehiel married Abigail MEIGS 4 January 1764 in Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut . Abigail MEIGS was born 12 March 1742 in Guilford, Connecticut, USA. Abigail died 8 March 1825 in Madison, Connecticut, USA (East Guilford). Abigail was the child of Phineas MEIGS and Abigail DUDLEY.
Jehiel MEIGS died 27 December 1776 in Crown Colony of New York.
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Abigail MEIGS-- Date: 4 January 1764 Place: Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Abigail MEIGS was the child of Phineas MEIGS and Abigail DUDLEY
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Abigail MEIGS-- Date: 4 January 1764 Place: Guilford, Crown Colony of ConnecticutAbigail MEIGS was the child of Phineas MEIGS and Abigail DUDLEY
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Guilford, Connecticut, USA
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Jehiel MEIGS and Abigail MEIGS 4 January 1764, Guilford, Connecticut, USA
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1743 Birth 6 July 1743
Guilford, Connecticut, USA
1764 Marriage / PartnerJehiel MEIGS and Abigail MEIGS 4 January 1764, Guilford, Connecticut, USA
Revolutionary War
MEIGS, JEHIEL JR
Ancestor #: A077205
Service: CONNECTICUT Rank(s): CAPTAIN
Birth: 7-6-1743 GUILFORD CONNECTICUT
Death: 12-27-1776 NEW YORK
Service Description: 1) ALSO ENS,LT
SPOUSE
1) ABIGAL MEIGS
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MEIGS, JEHIEL JR
Ancestor #: A077205
Service: CONNECTICUT Rank(s): CAPTAIN
Birth: 7-6-1743 GUILFORD CONNECTICUT
Death: 12-27-1776 NEW YORK
Service Description: 1) ALSO ENS,LT
SPOUSE
1) ABIGAL MEIGS
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Death
Name: Jehiel Capt Meigs
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 27 Dec 1776
Death Place: Madison, Connecticut
Age: 33
Birth Date: 1743
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03365-0
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3169
Reference ID:
'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F78R-KP8 : 3 December 2014), Jehiel Capt Meigs, 27 Dec 1776; citing Madison, Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,169.'
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Name: Jehiel Capt Meigs
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 27 Dec 1776
Death Place: Madison, Connecticut
Age: 33
Birth Date: 1743
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03365-0
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3169
Reference ID:
'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F78R-KP8 : 3 December 2014), Jehiel Capt Meigs, 27 Dec 1776; citing Madison, Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,169.'
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Jehiel is buried at: West Cemetery Madison, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
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