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Esther Thompson 1655 – 1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jun 1655

Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 1696

Death Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: Thomas Thompson

Mother: Anne Welles

Spouse(s): Samuel Gridley

Children(s): John Gridley, Thomas Gridley, Samuel Gridley, John GRIDLEY, Joseph Gridley, Mary Gridley, Jonathan Gridley, Sarah Gridley

1655 marked the beginning of Esther Thompson's life in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, to parents Thomas Thompson and Anne Welles. Eventually, Esther Thompson married Samuel (8) Gridley, and they welcomed John Gridley, Thomas Gridley, Samuel Gridley, John GRIDLEY, Joseph Gridley, Mary Gridley, Jonathan Gridley and Sarah Gridley. Esther Thompson passed in 1696 at Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Parents

Thomas Thompson
1617 – 1655
Birth Location: Bridgnorth, England
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Anne Welles
1619 – 1680
Birth Location: of, Warwickshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Gridley
1647 – 1712
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, CT
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Children(s)

John Gridley
1681 – 1681
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Thomas Gridley
1681 – 1758
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Samuel Gridley
1684 – 1714
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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John GRIDLEY
1684 – 1769
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Joseph Gridley
1685 – 1770
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
JG
Mary Gridley
1688 – 1743
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Jonathan Gridley
1690 – 1778
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Sarah Gridley
1693 – 1728
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
SG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 Jun 1655
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index, Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870, Family Data Collection - Births, Family Data Collection - Individual Records, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2011, Birth year: 1655; Birth city: Farmington; Birth state: CT., Birth year: 1655; Birth city: Farmington; Birth state: CT., Source number: 8560.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 17 Jun 1655
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Bassett-Preston ancestors : a history of the ancestors in America of Marion Bassett Luitweiler, Howard Murray Bassett, Preston

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1696
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Millennium File, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2011, Birth year: 1655; Birth city: Farmington; Birth state: CT., Birth year: 1655; Birth city: Farmington; Birth state: CT.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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