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William H. Macy

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William H. Macy

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    John Macy

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    • 7th Great-grandfather of William H. Macy — 10th Generation
    • Ahnentafel No:
    • 528 
    • Birth Date:
    • 14 Sep 1655 
    • Birth Location:
    • Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts 
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    • Death Date:
    • 14 Dec 1691 
    • Death Location:
    • Nantucket, Nantucket Co., Massachusetts 
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    • Marriage Location:
    • prob. Nantucket, Nantucket Co., Massachusetts 
    • Children:

      • John Macy

      Sarah Macy

      Jabez Macy

      Thomas Macy

      Richard Macy (Ahnentafel No:264 )

    • Notes: 

    • Some published sources give John Macy's death date as 14 OCT. However, the vital records have it as 14th, 10 mo. which would make the month of his death DEC. The same situation occurs with his birth date where 14 JUL 1655 is often claimed when it should be 14 SEP 1655.

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  • Sources for John Macy

    • 3 Austin, John Osborne, American Authors' Ancestry: Including some others who have influenced life wisely . . ., Providence, Rhode Island: Freeman Company, Printers (1915), 64.
    • 4 Hinchman, Lydia S., Early Settlers of Nantucket: Their Associates and Descendants, 2nd Edition, Philadelphia: Ferris and Leach (1901), 275-276.
    • 5 Hinchman, Lydia S., Early Settlers of Nantucket: Their Associates and Descendants, 3rd Edition, Baltimore, Maryland: Reprinted for Clearfield Company Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. (1926), 221.
    • 6 Macy, Silvanus J., Genealogy of the Macy Family from 1635 - 1868, Albany: Joel Munsell (1868), beware frequent errors in dates, 67-68.