Samuel Torrey

Brief Life History of Samuel

When Samuel Torrey was born about 1675, in Weymouth, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, William Torrey Jr., was 39 and his mother, Deborah Greene, was 27. He married Abigail Bridge on 29 June 1699, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 6 September 1748, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 74, and was buried in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Torrey
1675–1748
Abigail Bridge
1681–1748
Marriage: 29 June 1699
Abigail Torrey
1700–1753
Deborah Torrey
1701–1776
William Torrey
1703–1703
Samuel Torrey II
1703–1766
Persis Torrey
1704–1762
William Torrey
1706–1732
John Torrey
1707–1748
Josiah Torrey
1710–1748

Sources (41)

  • Samuel Torry, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • Samuel Torrey, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Samuel Torrey in entry for John Torrey, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

Name Meaning

English: variant of Tory . This form of the surname is rare in Britain and Ireland.

Scottish (Argyll): variant of Torrie . This form of the surname is rare in Britain and Ireland.

History: A Josiah Torrey was in Boston before 1680. John Torrey (1796–1873) was a botanist and teacher born in NY who catalogued many North American plants.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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