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John Jekyll

Also Known As: "John Jekyll of Boston", "MA"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Rowde, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: February 18, 1733 (58)
Massachusetts, Colonial America
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Jekyll and Elizabeth Jekyll
Husband of Hannah Jekyll
Father of John Jekyll; Joseph Jekyll, Esq.; Reverend Richard Blackett Jekyll; Hannah Jekyll; Mary Saltonstall and 2 others
Brother of Elizabeth Jekyll; Thomas Jekyll; Mary Jekyll; Triphena Jekyll and Jane Jekyll

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About John Jekyll

John Jekyll, b. 11 Sep 1674, bapt 23 Sep 1674 at Rowde, Wiltshire.

Collector of Customs in Boston 1707-33, discharged his job in such a manner that he was known as ‘the darling of all fair traders’ in New England, of Stowe, near Boston, Massachusetts,

m. Hannah, dau of Thomas Clarke and sister of Thomas Clarke of New York, whose property in Lower Manhattan was called Chelsea.

He d. 18 Feb 1733 having had issue:

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John Jekyll's Timeline

1674
September 11, 1674
Rowde, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
September 23, 1674
Rowde, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
1710
1710
1714
1714
Dallington, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1715
1715
1733
February 18, 1733
Age 58
Massachusetts, Colonial America
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Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom