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William Roberts 1617 – 1675 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1617

Birth Location: Yorkshire, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 9 Sept 1675

Death Location: Indian raid, King Philip War, Oyster River, New Hampshire, USA

Father: Thomas Hampshire"

Mother: Rebecca Hilton

Spouse(s): Joanna West

Children(s): Eli Roberts

It was in 1617 that William Roberts I was born in Yorkshire, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, a child of Thomas Roberts "Colonial Governor of Dover - New Hampshire" and Rebecca M Hilton. William Roberts I went on to marry Joanna Thrill West and had children such as Eli Jeremiah Roberts. William Roberts I was deceased by 1675 in Indian raid, King Philip War, Oyster River, New Hampshire, USA.

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Parents

Thomas Hampshire"
1600 – 1673
Birth Location: Woolaston, Gloucestershire, England
TH
Rebecca Hilton
1602 – 1673
Birth Location: Monkwearmouth, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
RH

Spouses(s)

Joanna West
1630 – 1693
Birth Location: Middlesex, England
JW

Children(s)

Eli Roberts
1656 – 1693
Birth Location: West Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
ER

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 6 Aug 1624
    Event Place: Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
    Record Source: Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934, Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, Millennium File, U.S., Craftperson Files, 1600-1995, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1617
    Event Place: Yorkshire, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 17 Sep 1617
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Yorkshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69/GIS/A/002/MS06419/002

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Yorkshire: Ponterfract - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1585-1641
    Record Source: Yorkshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1620-1650
    Event Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts; Year: 1620-1650; Page Number: 113

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1645-1669
    Event Place: Milford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Craftperson Files, 1600-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1660
    Event Place: Milford, New Haven County, CT
    Record Source: Connecticut, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1669
    Event Place: Milford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 6 Aug 1689
    Event Place: Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, William Roberts 6 Aug 1689

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 9 Sept 1675
    Event Place: Indian raid, King Philip War, Oyster River, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934, Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, Millennium File, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Milford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut

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