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William Symmes

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Death: May 24, 1764 (85-86)
Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Burial: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Captain William Symmes and Mary Torrey
Husband of Ruth Symmes
Father of Zechariah Converse Symmes and William Symmes
Brother of Mary Torrey; Timothy Symmes, Sr.; Elizabeth Torrey (Symmes); Nathaniel Symmes and Zachariah Symmes
Half brother of Sarah Sparhawk Fiske

Managed by: Gwyneth Potter McNeil
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About William Symmes

The Symmes memorial. A biographical sketch of Rev. Zechariah

Children born to William and Ruth:

  1. William 10 Oct 1705, d. young
  2. Zechariah b. 1 Sep 1707, m. Judith Eames
  3. Josiah b. 7 Apr 1710, never married
  4. Timothy b. 171X, m. Elizabeth Bodge
  5. Mary b. Jun 1714, d. 3 months - buried at old Woburn
  6. Mary b. ? m. Munroe
  7. John b. abt. 1720, m. 7 Nov 1754 Abigail Dix of Waltham. She died 28 May 1762, and is buried in Woburn
  8. Elizabeth b. 7 May 1722, d. young
  9. William b. Nov 1729, m. 1st Anna Gee, m. 2nd Susanna Powell

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William Symmes's Timeline

1678
1678
Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1707
September 1, 1707
Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1729
November 1729
Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1764
May 24, 1764
Age 86
Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
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First Burial Ground, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States