flag male ancestor  William  BELCHER

  (b. 20 December 1701 Milton, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 7 February 1731 Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut )  

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William BELCHER was born 20 December 1701 in Milton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

William BELCHER was the child of Moses BELCHER   and   Hannah LYON and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Samuel BELCHER and Mary BILLINGS

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William  married  Mehitable STEARNS abt. 1730 in Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mehitable STEARNS  was born abt. 1705 in Milton, Massachusetts, USA. 

William BELCHER died 7 February 1731 in Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut .
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William BELCHER married flag female ancestor Mehitable STEARNS-- Date: abt. 1730 Place: Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut


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birth1701 Birth
20 December 1701
Milton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
death1731 Death
7 February 1731
Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut

He died at the age of 29.
1731 Birth of Child
William BELCHER was born 29 August 1731, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

William was 29 years old.
Added: 3/3/2025 12:15:21 PM - Updated: 3/3/2025 12:17:12 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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