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Dorcas Wilson 1657 – 1714 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1657

Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex, MA

Death Date: 29 Nov 1714

Death Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, MA

Father: John Wilson

Mother: Hannah James

Spouse(s): Aaron Cleveland

Children(s): Dorcas Cleveland, Hannah Cleveland, Aaron Cleveland, Hannah Cleveland, Moses Cleveland, Mariam Cleveland, Isabell Cleveland, Ann Cleveland, Benjamin Cleaveland, Sarah Cleveland

In 1657, Dorcas Wilson entered the world in Woburn, Middlesex, MA, born to John Wilson and Hannah Harnet James. Dorcas Wilson married Aaron Cleveland, and had children including Dorcas Cleveland, Hannah Cleveland, Aaron Cleveland, Hannah Cleveland, Moses Cleveland, Mariam Cleveland, Isabell Cleveland, Ann Cleveland, Benjamin Cleaveland, Sarah Cleveland. Dorcas Wilson passed away in 1714 in Cambridge, Middlesex, MA.

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Biography

  • In 1657, Dorcas Wilson entered the world in Woburn, Middlesex, MA, born to John Wilson and Hannah Harnet James.
  • Dorcas Wilson married Aaron Cleveland, and had children including Dorcas Cleveland, Hannah Cleveland, Aaron Cleveland, Hannah Cleveland, Moses Cleveland, Mariam Cleveland, Isabell Cleveland, Ann Cleveland, Benjamin Cleaveland, Sarah Cleveland.
  • Dorcas Wilson passed away in 1714 in Cambridge, Middlesex, MA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorcas Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Dorcas Wilson
1657 – 1714
Birth Place: Woburn, Middlesex, MA
Parents
John Wilson
1639 – 1687
Woburn,Middlesex,Massachusetts,USA
Hannah (Harnet) James
1629 – 1703
Woburn,Norfolk,Massachusetts,USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas Wilson's Descendants

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Dorcas Wilson (29 Jan 1657 – 29 Nov 1714) m. Aaron Cleveland (10 January 1654 – 14 September 1716)
  1. 1. Dorcas Cleveland (29 Oct 1676 – 1735)
  2. 2. Hannah Cleveland (18 Nov 1678 – 13 Jun 1679)
  3. 3. Aaron Cleveland (9 Jul 1680 – 1 Dec 1755)
  4. 4. Hannah Cleveland (2 Jun 1687 – )
  5. 5. Moses Cleveland (24 Feb 1689 – 1772)
  6. 6. Mariam Cleveland (9 Jul 1694 – )
  7. 7. Isabell Cleveland (6 Apr 1697 – 7 Dec 1714)
  8. 8. Ann Cleveland (1699 – 1701)
  9. 9. Benjamin Cleaveland (May 16 1701 – 16 Sep 1776) m. Anne Clark (17 April 1702 – 21 Oct 1754) m. Sarah Cleaveland
    1. 1. Esther Cleveland (1727 – 13 August 1754) m. John Palmer (06 Mar 1720 – 13 Aug 1807)
    2. 2. Aaron Cleveland (3 Jun 1730 – 12 Mar 1778) m. Eunice Spencer (14 May 1738 – 1778)
      1. 1. Noadia CLEVELAND (11 Aug 1753 – 1754)
      2. 2. Brainard CLEVELAND (Jul 1755 – 1756)
      3. 3. Dyer Cleveland (6 Jun 1756 – )
      4. 4. Noahdiah Cleveland (6 Jun 1756 – )
      5. 5. Olive Cleveland (1 Jun 1758 – )
      6. 6. Sybil Cleveland (19 Jun 1760 – 1807)
      7. 7. Anne Cleveland (8 May 1763 – )
      8. 8. Aaron Cleveland (17 Mar 1765 – 1806)
      9. 9. Esther Cleveland (Apr 1767 – )
      10. 10. Benjamin Cleveland (2 Mar 1769 – 10 Aug 1840)
      11. 11. Matthew Cleveland (12 May 1771 – 1810)
      12. 12. Polle Cleveland (1773 – )
    3. 3. Anne Cleveland (23 Mar 1732 – ) m. Thomas Pitts (Abt 1725 – )
    4. 4. Moses Cleveland (20 Jul 1736 – 1790) m. Tabitha Spencer (1736 – 1817)
      1. 1. Eliphas Cleveland (13 Feb 1761 – Oct 1813) m. Anna Pellett (7 JUL 1756 – 1814)
        1. 1. Abigail Cleveland (22 NOV 1784 – )
        2. 2. Eliphas Cleveland (ABT 12 DEC 1786 – 11 DEC 1820)
        3. 3. Maria Cleveland (22 NOV 1789 – 30 Mar 1826)
        4. 4. Julian Cleveland (21 OCT 1793 – 1798)
        5. 5. Anna Cleveland (20 OCT 1797 – 20 DEC 1842)
      2. 2. Asa Cleveland (13 Mar 1763 – 17 Aug 1824)
      3. 3. Esther Cleveland (7 Jun 1765 – 2 Mar 1844)
      4. 4. Clark Cleaveland (12 Mar 1768 – 4 Nov 1831)
      5. 5. Abel Cleveland (25 Jan 1770 – 15 Oct 1848) m. Elizabeth Cooper (1771 – 1839)
        1. 1. Whiting Cleveland (1799 – 3 JAN 1843)
        2. 2. John Cleveland (14 Apr 1801 – 3 Jan 1843) m. Almira Loomis (19 Dec 1804 – 1 APR 1885)
        3. 3. Eliza Cleveland (1803 – 22 Apr 1849) m. Lemuel JENNINGS (1800 – 1839)
        4. 4. Charles Cleveland (abt 1804 – 1851) m. Emma Purdy (17 Jan 1822 – 29 Jul 1860)
        5. 5. Sophia Cleveland (31 Mar 1807 – 17 Dec 1834)
        6. 6. Esther Cleveland (1809 – 1838)
        7. 7. Emeline Cleveland (4 Jun 1811 – 28 Nov 1848) m. Joseph (White) Jennings (11 Apr 1811 – 4 Jul 1869)
        8. 8. George Cleveland (13 Oct 1813 – 2 Sep 1843) m. Jane Rector
      6. 6. Abadial Cleveland (22 Oct 1772 – 25 Jul 1845)
      7. 7. Obidiah (Dyer) Cleveland (22 Oct 1772 – 25 Jul 1845) m. Sally Grisse (15 Aug 1765 – 9 Jul 1850)
        1. 1. Sarah Cleveland (27 Sep 1794 – 2 Oct 1866)
        2. 2. James Cleveland (11 Mar 1796 – 1 Jun 1863)
        3. 3. Emily Cleveland (27 Mar 1797 – 14 Sep 1869)
        4. 4. Polly Cleveland (27 May 1800 – 24 Apr 1861)
        5. 5. Patty Cleveland (27 May 1800 – )
        6. 6. Ester Cleveland (22 Aug 1802 – 15 Apr 1850)
        7. 7. Luther Cleveland (20 Sep 1804 – 1854)
        8. 8. Elizabeth Cleveland (16 Sep 1807 – 9 Sep 1887)
        9. 9. Lucy Cleveland (2 May 1812 – )
      8. 8. James Cleveland (18 Dec 1777 – 28 Apr 1851)
    5. 5. Chloe Cleveland (30 May 1744 – 22 Apr 1807) m. William Yerrington (27 Jan 1738 – 28 Oct 1811)
      1. 1. William Yarrington (15 Jul 1764 – 21 Aug 1807)
      2. 2. Ann Yarrington (11 Aug 1766 – 9 Mar 1809)
      3. 3. Benjamin (Cleveland) Yarrington (3 Aug 1769 – 1 Aug 1849)
      4. 4. Frederic Yarrington (29 Jun 1771 – )
      5. 5. Rebecca Yarrington (9 Apr 1774 – )
      6. 6. Daniel Yarrington (2 Jun 1777 – 1827)
      7. 7. Uriah (Cleveland) Yarrington (1780-01-24 – 28 Feb 1817)
      8. 8. Desire Yarrington (24 Jun 1782 – 3 Mar 1800)
      9. 9. Rachel Yarrington (30 Mar 1784 – 6 May 1805)
      10. 10. Jonathan Yarrington (11 Jun 1786 – )
    6. 6. Chloe Yarrington (30 May 1744 – 22 April 1807)
    7. 7. Benjamin Cleaveland
  10. 10. Sarah Cleveland (26 May 1701 – 1736) m. Job Richardson (30 Apr 1696 – 1738) m. Job Richardson (30 Apr 1696 – 1738)

Dorcas Wilson's Timeline

5 Records

1657
29 Jan 1657
Birth of Dorcas Wilson in Woburn, Middlesex, MA
Woburn, Middlesex, MA
1657
29 Jan 1657
Birth of Dorcas Wilson
None
1714
29 November 1714
Age 57
Death of Dorcas Wilson in Cambridge, Middlesex, MA
Cambridge, Middlesex, MA
1714
29 Nov 1714
Age 57
Death of Dorcas Wilson in Cambridge, Middlesex, MA
Cambridge, Middlesex, MA
1714
29 Nov 1714
Age 57
Death of Dorcas Wilson
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1657
    Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex, MA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1657; Birth city: Woburn; Birth state: MA
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births
    [4] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: The genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland families An attempt to trace, in both the male and fe

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1657
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Source Citation: Volume: 358; SAR Membership Number: 71499

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 November 1714
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, MA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1714
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, MA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1657; Birth city: Woburn; Birth state: MA
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: The genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland families An attempt to trace, in both the male and fe

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1714
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Source Citation: Volume: 358; SAR Membership Number: 71499

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