John Stow

Male 1642 - 1688  (46 years)


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  • Name John Stow 
    Born 3 Feb 1641/42  Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID LCM2-HCC 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 76405388 
    Died 18 Oct 1688  Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Aft 18 Oct 1688  Riverside Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I14274  New England Hall Families Master Tree
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2022 

    Father Thomas Stow,   b. Bef 2 Apr 1615,   d. Bef 23 Feb 1683/84, Middletown, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Mother Mary Griggs,   b. Apr 1618, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Aug 1680, Middletown, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Married 4 Dec 1639  Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F10073  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Wetmore,   b. 20 Apr 1647, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1688, Middletown, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Married 13 Nov 1668  Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Stow, II,   b. 3 Mar 1670/71, Middletown, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1727, Middletown, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     2. Thomas Stow,   b. 10 Apr 1674, Middletown, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1765, Connecticut Colony, New England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     3. Sgt. Nathaniel Stow,   b. 22 Feb 1675/76, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1727, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
     4. Mary Stow,   b. 17 Jun 1678, Middletown, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1746/47, Middletown, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     5. Hannah Stow,   b. 25 Aug 1680, Middletown, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1755  (Age 74 years)
     6. Sarah Stow,   b. 25 Mar 1682, Middletown, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1683, Middletown, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     7. Samuell Stow,   b. 30 Apr 1684, Middletown, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1690, Middletown, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 5 years)
     8. Thankful Stow,   b. 15 Jul 1686, Middletown, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1688/89, Middletown, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     9. Experience Stow,   b. 30 Sep 1688, Middletown, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1689, Middletown, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F6087  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Feb 1641/42 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 13 Nov 1668 - Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Oct 1688 - Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 18 Oct 1688 - Riverside Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • From FindaGrave:

      Forefather of Winston Churchill.
      Son of Thomas Stow and Mary Griggs.
      Husband of Mary Wetmore. Married 13 Nov 1688 in Middletown, CT.
      Father of John STOW b: 10 OCT 1669 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT
      2. John STOW b: 3 MAR 1671/72 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT
      3. Thomas STOW b: 10 APR 1674 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT
      4. Nathaniel STOW b: 22 FEB 1674/75 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT
      5. Mary STOW b: 17 JUN 1678 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT
      6. Hannah STOW b: 25 AUG 1680 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT
      7. Sarah STOW b: 25 MAR 1682 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT
      8. Samuel STOW b: 30 APR 1684 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT
      9. Thankful STOW b: 15 JUL 1686 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT
      10. Experience STOW b: 30 SEP 1688 in Middletown, Middlesex

      Burial is unknown, but most likely in Riverside Cem., Middletown, CT. Some of the earliest graves in this cemetery were moved during mid-19th century railroad right-of way construction, and gravestones do not survive.