Capt Andrew BELCHER, Jr.

Male 1647 - 1717  (70 years)


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  • Name Andrew BELCHER  [1, 2, 3, 4
    • He was Royal Counselor and the greatest merchant of his day. Their son, Jonathan Belcher, became Royal Governor of Massachusetts and afterwards of New Jersey, and was the founder of Princeton University. [1]
    Prefix Capt 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 01 Jan 1647  Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Gender Male 
    Fact Son of Andrew Belcher and Elizabeth Danford Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Death 31 Oct 1717  [2, 3, 5
    Person ID I04824  Main Tree
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2023 

    Father Andrew BELCHER,   b. Abt 1613   d. 1673 (Age 60 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Elizabeth DANFORTH,   c. 3 Aug 1619, Framlingham, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jun 1680 (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 1 Oct 1639  Cambridge Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Family ID F641  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah GILBERT,   b. 25 Jul 1651   d. 26 Jan 1688/9 (Age 37 years) 
    Marriage 01 Jul 1670  Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 6
    Children 
    +1. Andrew BELCHER, III,   b. 12 Mar 1671/2  [Birth]
    Family ID F06681  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2023 

    Family 2 Hannah FRARY 
    Marriage Y  [4
    Family ID F647  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 01 Jan 1647 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 01 Jul 1670 - Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S3597] Ernest Flagg, "Genealogical Notes on the Founding of New England" My Ancestors Part in that Undertaking.

    2. [S01670] Amos Richardson of Boston and Stonington by Rosell L. Richardson.

    3. [S12613] John Joseph May, DANFORTH Genealogy, Nicholas Danforth of Framlingham, England and Cambridge, N.E. and William DANFORTH of Newbury, Mass.

    4. [S9347] New England Marriages Prior to 1700.

    5. [S4746] Ancestry.com: Massachusetts Town and Vital Collections, 1620-1988.

    6. [S03414] The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Hartford.