flag male ancestor  John  AMES

  (b. 24 May 1647 Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. 1 March 1726 West Bridgewater, Province of Massachusetts Bay )  

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John AMES was born 24 May 1647 in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony

John AMES was the child of William AMES   and   Hannah ALDEN

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John  married  Sarah WILLIS 1 March 1672 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bay Colony .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Sarah WILLIS  was born 1 March 1651 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA.  Sarah died December 1711 in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA.  Sarah was the child of John WILLIS and Elizabeth HODGKINS.

John AMES died 1 March 1726 in West Bridgewater, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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John AMES married flag female ancestor Sarah WILLIS-- Date: 1 March 1672 Place: Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Sarah WILLIS was the child of John WILLIS and Elizabeth HODGKINS




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birth1647 Birth
24 May 1647
Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony
marriage1672 Marriage / Partner
John AMES and Sarah WILLIS 1 March 1672, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA

He was 24 years old.
1672 Birth of Child
John AMES was born 14 April 1672, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA

John was 24 years old.
1673 Birth of Child
William AMES was born 6 November 1673, West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA

John was 26 years old.
marriage1696 Marriage of Child
John AMES married 12 January 1696, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA to Sarah WASHBURN
marriage1698 Marriage of Child
William AMES married 13 December 1698, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA to Mary HAYWARD
1711 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah WILLIS died December 1711, West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA
1712 Death of Child
William AMES died 20 November 1712, West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA

John was 65 years old.
death1726 Death
1 March 1726
West Bridgewater, Province of Massachusetts Bay

He died at the age of 78.
Added: 8/25/2016 1:36:35 PM - Updated: 12/23/2021 1:11:01 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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