William Johnson Sumner Jr. (1723 - 1748)

Biography

William Johnson Sumner was born Feb 6 1722 in Lebanon, New London, Contact. His parents were William Sumner and Hannah ^{[1] [2]}

William Sumner, Jnr was a Senior at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut when he died Oct 30 1748, age 26, in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut. ^{[3] [4] [5] [2]}

William is buried in Andover Road Cemetery, Hebron, Tolland, Conn. ^[3]

Research Notes

No sources found with Jefferson as a 'middle name'. His Death notice that is in a Connecticut Birth source states William Sumner Junior, which may indicate he is the younger William, but no other name is given in birth source or death sources or on gravestone. Note the 'image' for the Death source states it is Marriages and has Deaths, als

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F747-1ZR : 7 January 2020), William Sumner, 1722.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Roberts: Vol 1. pg 178 Hunter (Hunt) Sumner #76, William #189
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 9 June 2020), memorial page for William Sumner (6 Feb 1722–30 Oct 1748), Find A Grave: Memorial #45178951, citing Andover Road Cemetery, Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Linda Mac (contributor 47062703) Gravestone picture
4. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7VP-Q9W : 16 January 2020), William Sumner, 1748.
5. ↑ "Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7KV-QVM : 9 June 2020), William Sumner, Jn.r, 1748.

Find A Grave: Memorial #45178951 Andover Road Cemetery, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States of America