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Samuel (Ginn) Ghen Sr. (1753 - aft. 1820)

Samuel Ghen Sr. formerly Ginn aka Genn
Born in Dorchester, Marylandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , [half], [half], [half], [half] and [half]
Husband of — married 4 Oct 1775 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusettsmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , and
Died after after age 66 in Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

Samuel Ginn/Ghen was born in 1753 in Dorchester County, Maryland.[1]

Samuel served as a private in Capt. Joseph Smith's Company of Massachusetts Militia for defense of the seacoast from 19 July to 31 December 1775.

Children, per the NEHGR article Thomas Genn's New England Descendants:

  1. John, b. ca. 1776-1777; m. (1) ca. 1798 Sally ___, (2) 28 Jun 1829, Ruth Freeman
  2. Polly, b. ca. 1778
  3. Winifred, b. ca. 1780; m. 26 Nov 1797, Timothy Eldridge Dyer
  4. Samuel, b. ca. 1782; m. (1) 7 Jan 1804, Sally Smith, (2) 4 Nov 1838, Peggy (Tubbs) Palmer
  5. Sabra, bp. 8 Jan 1786; m. 20 Feb 1808, Reuben Hill
  6. Thomas, b. ca. 1790; m. (1) 24 Dec 1811, Polly Cook, (2) 12 Apr 1821, Betsey (Lewis) Cook
  7. Josiah, b. 18 Sep 1793; m. 23 Nov 1820, Mehitable Whorf
  8. James, b. ca. 1795; d. y.?

Sources

  1. ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.)

See also:

  • "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7VQ-N87 : 22 May 2019), Samuel Ghen in entry for Sabra Ghen Hill, 03 Jan 1868; citing Provincetown, Massachusetts, v 211 p 14, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,192.
  • "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRZ-8HP : accessed 5 May 2022), Samuel Ginn, Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 58, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 13; FHL microfilm 205,611.
  • Book:John Billings of Deer Isle, Maine. Author: Harold Ward Dana, A.B., M.D., of Brookline, Norfolk, Mass. Publication: NEHGR, Vol. 97, October 1943. Note: Originally from "Genealogy of William Billings", Frank Billings, M.D., n.d., published about 1931.
  • "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQD6-XMP : 10 February 2018), Samuel Ginn in entry for Josiah Ginn, 18 Sep 1793; citing PROVINCETOWN,BARNSTABLE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0161968 V. 11, 0161968 V. 9, 0161969 V. 12, 0161969 V. 14, 0161970 V. 15, 0161972 V. 23, 0161973 V. 26, 0161973 V. 27.

Acknowledgments

  • Profile Ghen-1 was created through the import of Deola Fern Turman Family Tree_2013-07-25.ged on Jul 25, 2013 by Michelle Angus.




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