flag male ancestor  John  FREEMAN

  (b. December 1651 Eastham, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. 27 July 1721 Harwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay )  

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John FREEMAN was born December 1651 in Eastham, Massachusetts Bay Colony

John FREEMAN was the child of John FREEMAN   and   Mercy PRENCE and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Thomas PRENCE and Patience BREWSTER

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John  married  Sarah MERRICK 18 December 1672 in Eastham, Massachusetts Bay Colony .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah MERRICK  was born 1 August 1654 in Eastham, Massachusetts, USA .  Sarah died 21 April 1696 in Eastham, Massachusetts, USA .  Sarah was the child of William MERRICK and Rebecca TRACY.

John FREEMAN died 27 July 1721 in Harwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay .
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John FREEMAN married flag female ancestor Sarah MERRICK-- Date: 18 December 1672 Place: Eastham, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Sarah MERRICK was the child of William MERRICK and Rebecca TRACY




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birth1651 Birth
December 1651
Eastham, Massachusetts Bay Colony
marriage1672 Marriage / Partner
John FREEMAN and Sarah MERRICK 18 December 1672, Eastham, Massachusetts, USA

He was 21 years old.
1687 Birth of Child
Mercy FREEMAN was born 3 August 1687, Eastham, Massachusetts, USA

John was 35 years old.
1696 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah MERRICK died 21 April 1696, Eastham, Massachusetts, USA
marriage1705 Marriage of Child
Mercy FREEMAN married 14 February 1705, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Cotuit) (Centerville) (Hyannis) to Chillingsworth FOSTER
1720 Death of Child
Mercy FREEMAN died 7 July 1720, Harwich, Massachusetts, USA (N., S., E., W.) (Harwichport) (Pleasant Lake)

John was 68 years old.
death1721 Death
27 July 1721
Harwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

He died at the age of 69.
Added: 2/23/2025 1:38:33 PM - Updated: 2/23/2025 1:59:38 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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