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Ellen G Knapp Whelan 1839–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1839

Birth Location: Otsego, Otsego, New York, USA

Death Date: 22 Aug 1920

Death Location: Owen Township, Winnebago, Illinois, USA

Father: Jacob Jr.

Mother: Electa Knapp

Spouse(s): Matthew Whelan

Children(s): Frederick Whelan

The story of Ellen G Knapp Whelan / began in 1839 in Otsego, Otsego, New York, USA. Ellen G Knapp Whelan married Matthew Whelan, and had children including Frederick M P Whelan. Ellen G Knapp Whelan / passed away in 1920 in Owen Township, Winnebago, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ellen G Knapp Whelan // began in 1839 in Otsego, Otsego, New York, USA.
  • Ellen G Knapp Whelan // married Matthew Whelan, and had children including Frederick M P Whelan.
  • Ellen G Knapp Whelan // passed away in 1920 in Owen Township, Winnebago, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ellen Whelan's Ancestors

Self
Ellen Whelan
1839–1920
Birth Place: Otsego, Otsego, New York, USA
Parents
Jacob Calvin Knapp Jr.
1799–1874
New York, USA
Electa (Payne) Knapp
1804–1884
Hamilton, Madison, New York, USA
Grandparents
Jacob (Calvin Knapp) Sr.
1772–1863
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Lucinda (Mayhew) Knapp
1776–1813
Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Zephaniah III
1745–1820
Polite Mayhew
1750–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abiah Wadsworth
1703–1785
Mary Wadsworth
1711–1780

Ellen Whelan's Descendants

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Ellen (G Knapp) Whelan (Dec 1839–22 Aug 1920) m. Matthew Whelan (10 Aug 1834–20 Apr 1910)
  1. 1. Frederick (M P) Whelan 1871–1925 m. Mary (Agnes Kennedy) Whelan 1871–1921
    1. 1. James (Walter Whelan) Sr. 1905–1972 m. Evelyn (T Harris) Whelan 1908–1993

Ellen Whelan's Timeline

2 Records

1839
Dec 1839
Birth of Ellen G Knapp Whelan // in Otsego, Otsego, New York, USA
Otsego, Otsego, New York, USA
1920
22 Aug 1920
Age 81
Death of Ellen G Knapp Whelan // in Owen Township, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Owen Township, Winnebago, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1839
    Event Place: Otsego, Otsego, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1920
    Event Place: Owen Township, Winnebago, Illinois, USA

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