flag male ancestor  John  ANDREWS (ANDRUS)

  (b. March 1683 Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. abt. 1750 Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut )  

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John ANDREWS (ANDRUS) was born March 1683 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony

John ANDREWS (ANDRUS) was the child of John ANDREWS   and   Judith BELCHER and the grandchild of: (paternal)  John ANDREWS and Jane JORDAN (maternal)  Jeremiah BELCHER and Mary LOCKWOOD

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John  married  Sarah COOKE 26 February 1707 in Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut .  The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Sarah COOKE  was born abt. 1682 in Stonington, Connecticut, USA (Pawcatuck) (Lords Point).  Sarah died 17 May 1724 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck).  Sarah was the child of Richard COOKE and Grace LARABEE?.

John ANDREWS (ANDRUS) died abt. 1750 in Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut .
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John ANDREWS (ANDRUS) married flag female ancestor Sarah COOKE-- Date: 26 February 1707 Place: Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut
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Sarah COOKE was the child of Richard COOKE and Grace LARABEE?


1707 COOK [80] John Andrews. & Sarah Cook ware Married ye 26th day of febr 1707-8 Marriage

Vital Records of Norwich Connecticut, 1659-1848. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007.) Originally published as: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. Hartford, Society of colonial wars in the state of Connecticut, 1913.


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birth1683 Birth
March 1683
Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
marriage1707 Marriage / Partner
John ANDREWS (ANDRUS) and Sarah COOKE 26 February 1707, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

He was 24 years old.
1710 Birth of Child
John ANDREWS (ANDRUS) was born 18 April 1710, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

John was 27 years old.
1713 Birth of Child
Sarah ANDREWS (ANDRUS) was born 9 January 1713, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

John was 29 years old.
1716 Birth of Child
Jane ANDREWS (ANDRUS) was born 26 January 1716, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

John was 32 years old.
1718 Birth of Child
Grace ANDREWS (ANDRUS) was born 27 September 1718, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

John was 35 years old.
1719 Birth of Child
Thankful ANDREWS (ANDRUS) was born 20 September 1719, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

John was 36 years old.
1722 Birth of Child
Joseph ANDREWS (ANDRUS) was born 26 June 1722, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

John was 39 years old.
1724 Birth of Child
Jacob ANDREWS (ANDRUS) was born 9 April 1724, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

John was 41 years old.
1724 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah COOKE died 17 May 1724, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)
Added: 8/15/2019 10:42:57 AM - Updated: 7/7/2025 5:41:49 PM
Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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