1698 - Yes, date unknown
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| Name |
Gershom Keyes |
| Birth |
1 Mar 1698 |
Massachusetts  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Yes, date unknown |
| Person ID |
I19734 |
Ingram-Related |
| Last Modified |
14 Aug 2024 |
| Father |
John Keyes, b. 14 Aug 1674, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. 31 Mar 1768, Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 93 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Eames, b. Mar 1677, Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. 16 Apr 1772, Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 95 years) |
| Marriage |
11 Mar 1696 |
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts |
| Family ID |
F18629 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Living in Shrewsbury, on house lot No. 15, in 1729. His wife joinedthechurch there 1727. After the birth of his children, says therecord,"Gersham removed to Boston and became a wealthy merchant."Gershamafterward removed to Virginia and established a ferry, stillcalled KeyesFerry, on the Shenandoah river, near Charlestown, Jeff.Co. The ferry wasthen half a mile below its present site, oppositeSheler's Spring, nowKeyes Switch. There are no data to fix the time ofGershams removal toVirginia, but in 1755, when Braddock with his forcecrossed theShenandoah, he was living there, and from him supplies werebought forBraddock's army.
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