John
THAXTER
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Born: abt. 1626 in England
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John married Elizabeth JACOB . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elizabeth JACOB was born 11 May 1632 in Hingham, Norfolk, England. Elizabeth died 24 November 1725 in Hingham, Massachusetts, USA. Elizabeth was the child of Nicholas JACOB and Mary GILMAN.
John THAXTER died 14 March 1687 in Hingham, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England.
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John Thaxter
Aged 61 years
Died March ye 14
1686
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Elizabeth JACOBMarriage place:
Elizabeth JACOB was the child of Nicholas JACOB and Mary GILMAN
Children of John THAXTER and Elizabeth JACOB
Elizabeth THAXTERDied: 6 April 1727, Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Samuel THAXTERDied: 13 November 1740, Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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1661 Birth of ChildElizabeth THAXTER was born 19 February 1661, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA
1665 Birth of ChildSamuel THAXTER was born 6 August 1665, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA
Death — 168714 March 1687
Hingham, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England
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