flag male ancestor  James  THORPE

  (b. 1 April 1636 Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. 18 September 1691 Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony )  

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James THORPE was born 1 April 1636 in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony

James THORPE was the child of Henry THORPE   and   Anne MARTYN

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James  married  Hannah NEWCOMB 8 November 1657 in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hannah NEWCOMB  was born 15 October 1637 in Braintree, Massachusetts, USA.  Hannah died 10 February 1709 in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA.  Hannah was the child of Francis NEWCOMB and Rachel BRACKETT.

James THORPE died 18 September 1691 in Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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James THORPE married flag female ancestor Hannah NEWCOMB-- Date: 8 November 1657 Place: Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Hannah NEWCOMB was the child of Francis NEWCOMB and Rachel BRACKETT




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birth1636 Birth
1 April 1636
Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony
marriage1657 Marriage / Partner
James THORPE and Hannah NEWCOMB 8 November 1657, Braintree, Massachusetts, USA

He was 21 years old.
1674 Birth of Child
Samuel THORPE was born 29 September 1674, Dedham, Massachusetts, USA

James was 38 years old.
death1691 Death
18 September 1691
Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony

He died at the age of 55.
Added: 9/17/2016 2:47:56 PM - Updated:
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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