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Robert Williams 1747 – 1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Apr 1747

Birth Location: Saint Maryannes Parish, Cecil, Maryland

Death Date: 1787

Death Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Father: Robert Williams

Mother: Anne Chace

Spouse(s): Esther Meek

Children(s): Catharine Williams

It was in 1747 that Robert Williams was born in Saint Maryannes Parish, Cecil, Maryland, a child of Robert Wilhelm Williams and Anne Chace. Robert Williams went on to marry Esther (Jean) Meek and had children such as Catharine Williams. Robert Williams was deceased by 1787 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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Parents

Robert Williams
1715 – 1777
Birth Location: Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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Anne Chace
1713 – 1809
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
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Spouses(s)

Esther Meek
1750 – 1786
Birth Location: Maryland
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Children(s)

Catharine Williams
1771 – 1839
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 5 Apr 1747
    Event Place: Saint Maryannes Parish, Cecil, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1770
    Event Place: Cecile, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 28 Feb 1786
    Event Place: Cecil, MD

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1787
    Event Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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