flag male ancestor  John  FARNUM

  (b. 2 February 1631 Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. 20 January 1701 Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay )  

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John FARNUM was born 2 February 1631 in Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony

John FARNUM was the child of John FARNUM   and   Elizabeth HOLCROFTE

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John  married  Susannah ARNOLD 7 February 1654 in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Susannah ARNOLD  was born September 1629 in England (United Kingdom).  Susannah died 26 April 1717 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale). 

John FARNUM died 20 January 1701 in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay .
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John FARNUM married immigrant flag female ancestor Susannah ARNOLD-- Date: 7 February 1654 Place: Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony


Children of John FARNUM and Susannah ARNOLD:

flag male ancestor David FARNUM (b.30 October 1662, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. , )
m. Dorothy UNKNOWN 1687



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birth1631 Birth
2 February 1631
Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony
marriage1654 Marriage / Partner
John FARNUM and Susannah ARNOLD 7 February 1654, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

He was 23 years old.
1662 Birth of Child
David FARNUM was born 30 October 1662, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

John was 31 years old.
death1701 Death
20 January 1701
Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay

He died at the age of 70.
Added: 3/24/2025 7:34:18 PM - Updated: 3/24/2025 7:36:48 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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