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Amos Wilson Sr 1770–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 April 1770

Birth Location: Sussex, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 27 October 1854

Death Location: Granville, Delaware County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Rev. Jr.

Mother: Lydia Thatcher

Spouse(s): Anne Mills, Elizabeth Dowden

Children(s): Letitia Wilson, Benoni Wilson, Amos Wilson, Rachel Wilson, Abigail Wilson

The story of Amos Wilson Sr began in 1770 in Sussex, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA. Amos Wilson Sr married Anne Mills, Elizabeth Dowden, and had children including Abigail Wilson, Amos Wilson, Benoni Wilson, Letitia B Wilson, Rachel Wilson. Amos Wilson Sr passed away in 1854 in Granville, Delaware County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Amos Wilson Sr began in 1770 in Sussex, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA.
  • Amos Wilson Sr married Anne Mills, Elizabeth Dowden, and had children including Abigail Wilson, Amos Wilson, Benoni Wilson, Letitia B Wilson, Rachel Wilson.
  • Amos Wilson Sr passed away in 1854 in Granville, Delaware County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Amos Sr's Ancestors

Self
Amos Sr
1770–1854
Birth Place: Sussex, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Rev. John P. Wilson Jr.
1739–1823
Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States of America
Lydia (Amy) Thatcher
1739–1837
Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States of America
Grandparents
John (R Wilson) Sr.
1712–1800
Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Sarah York
1720–1814
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Wilson
1670–1715
Mehitabel Eliot
1676–1723
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Eliot
1638–1694
Sarah Brenton
1652–1684

Amos Sr's Descendants

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Amos (Wilson) Sr (7 April 1770–27 October 1854) m. Anne Mills (1775–March 1807) m. Elizabeth Dowden (31 December 1788–8 December 1874)
  1. 1. Letitia (B) Wilson 1797–1884 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Cornelius 1805–1864
    1. 1. John (Perry) Cornelius 1841–1925 m. Serilda ("Sarah" Caroline) Cook 1851–1932
      1. 1. Dora (Margaret) Cornelius 1866–1891 m. James (Sylvester) McGee 1865–1941
        1. 1. Elsie (May) McGee 1887–1962
      2. 2. Flora (Rosetta (Rosie)) Cornelius 1867–1920
      3. 3. Arthur (Denison) Cornelius 1874–1956
      4. 4. John (Bertram) Cornelius 1876–1969
      5. 5. Oliver ((Olie) Elmer) Cornelius 1881–1942
      6. 6. Joseph (Benjamin) Cornelius 1883–1971
      7. 7. Rhoda (Grace) Cornelius 1886–1918
      8. 8. Ella (Jane) Cornelius 1869–1901
      9. 9. Orion Cornelius 1872–1875
      10. 10. Arentia Cornelius 1871–1875
      11. 11. Hamlin (R) Cornelius 1878–1870
      12. 12. Arilla ("Rilla" Beatrice) Cornelius 1889–1978
  2. 2. Benoni Wilson 1804–1847
  3. 3. Amos Wilson 1814–1893
  4. 4. Rachel Wilson 1819–1885
  5. 5. Abigail Wilson 1795–1875

Amos Sr's Timeline

2 Records

1770
7 April 1770
Birth of Amos Wilson Sr in Sussex, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Sussex, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
1854
27 October 1854
Age 84
Death of Amos Wilson Sr in Clinton County, Ohio, USA
Clinton County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 April 1770
    Event Place: Sussex, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 October 1854
    Event Place: Clinton County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Granville, Delaware County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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