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Elias Sampson Willis 1861–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Mar 1861

Birth Location: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts

Death Date: 23 Oct 1917

Death Location: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Father: James Willis

Mother: Elizabeth Sampson

Spouse(s): Nettie Willis

Children(s): Willis None

Elias Sampson Willis was born in 1861 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, the child of James M Willis And Elizabeth Sampson. Elias Sampson Willis married Nettie C Willis, and had children including Willis. Elias Sampson Willis passed away in 1917 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Elias Sampson Willis was born in 1861 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, the child of James M Willis And Elizabeth Sampson.
  • Elias Sampson Willis married Nettie C Willis, and had children including Willis.
  • Elias Sampson Willis passed away in 1917 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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Elias Willis's Ancestors

Self
Elias Willis
1861–1917
Birth Place: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
Parents
James M Willis
1825–1909
New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Sampson
1827–1891
Middleborough, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Deacon (Henry Phillips) Willis
1797–1868
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Gould
1799–1880
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Elias Sampson
1800–1879
Middleboro
Maria Dean
1803–1837
Great-Grandparents
Charles III
1753–1831
Nancy Hewes
1755–1807
John Gould
1772–1810
Sarah Christy
1775–1857
Philip Dean
1762–1823
Abigail Macomber
1770–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
CHARLES Willis
1728–1781
Abigail Belknap
1727–1811
Micha Orcutt
1731–1760
Ann Phillips
1732–1804
Elisha Goold
1744–1816
Martha Loring
1748–1819
Thomas Christy
1737–1798
Hannah Cocks
1738–1798
Philip Dean
1734–1780
Abigail Shaw
1736–1820
JOHN Macomber
1719–1780
Abigail Paddleford
1722–1793

Elias Willis's Descendants

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Elias (Sampson) Willis (13 Mar 1861–23 Oct 1917) m. Nettie (C) Willis (Nov 1861–1926)
  1. 1. Willis 1899–1961 m. Anita Talbot 1908–1990
    1. 1. Arline (V) Willis –1999

Elias Willis's Timeline

4 Records

1861
13 Mar 1861
Birth of Elias Sampson Willis in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
1883
20 Sep 1883
Age 22
Elias Sampson Willis was married in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1883
20 Sep 1883
Age 22
Elias Sampson Willis was married in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1917
23 Oct 1917
Age 56
Death of Elias Sampson Willis in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1861
    Event Place: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1883
    Event Place: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1883
    Event Place: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1917
    Event Place: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

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