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Ann (White) Boylston (1685 - 1772)

Ann Boylston formerly White
Born in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusettsmap
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Wife of — married 1704 in Uncertwainmap
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Died at age 86 in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusettsmap
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Biography

Ann, child of Benjamin White & Susana White, was born on 4 July 1685 in Brookline, Massachusetts, United States.[1]

Brookline was not split off from Boston until 1705, and remained in Suffolk County until 1793.

Ann was mentioned on a memorial in Walnut Street Cemetery, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States with a death date of March 1772.[2]

Ann Boylston nee White (1685-1772) was maternal grandmother of the second U.S. president, John Adams and the great-grandmother of sixth president, John Quincy Adams.

Sources

  1. Birth: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
    Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #81085784 (accessed 20 August 2023)
    Ann White born on 4 Jul 1685, child of Benjamin White & Susana White, in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA.
  2. Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #225414467 (accessed 20 August 2023)
    Memorial page for Ann White Boylston (4 Jul 1685-Mar 1772), citing Walnut Street Cemetery, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Family of George Otis Parker, Jr. (contributor 50182541).


Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Brookline, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. (Salem, Mass.: Essex Institute, 1929).

WHITE Ann, d. Benjamin and Susana, July 4, 1685. Roberts, Gary Boyd. Ancestors of American Presidents. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009).

Maternal grandmother of John Adams (and great-grandmother of John Quincy Adams).

Boylston, The --- Family, NEHGR, Vol 111, Jan 1957; NEHGS, americanancestors.org


White, John, Descendants of, NEHGR, v52, Oct 1898; americanancestors.org


Acknowledgments

  • WikiTree profile White-4675 created through the import of FAMILY 6162011.GED on Jun 20, 2011 by Michael Stephenson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Michael and others.




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White-44249 and White-15 appear to represent the same person because: identical birth and family
posted by Robin Lee
Ann WHite's Parents were:

Benjamin White (b. 1626, d. January 09, 1722/23) Susanna Cogswell m. on January 21, 1679/80 in Ipswich, MA666, daughter of William Cogswell and Susanna Hawkes

posted by Andrew McNellis

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