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George Edward Willett 1803–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1803

Birth Location: New Hope, KY, USA

Death Date: 17 FEB 1868

Death Location: Barchtown, Mechlenburg Co., KY, USA

Father: William Willett

Mother: Catherine Wathen

Spouse(s): Catharine Miles

Children(s): Edward Willett, Howard Willett, Edith Willett, William Willett, Emily Willett, John Willett, Joseph Willett, Catharine Willett, Charles Willett, George Willett, Sarah Willett

The story of George Edward Willett began in 1803 in New Hope, KY, USA. George Edward Willett married Catharine Ann Miles, and had children including Catharine Ann Willett, Charles Thomas Benedict Willett, Edith F Willett, Edward Miles Willett, Emily Frances Willett, George Henry Willett, Howard Augustine Willett, John David Willett, Joseph B Willett, Sarah Elizabeth Willett, William Harrison Willett. George Edward Willett passed away in 1868 in Barchtown, Mechlenburg Co., KY, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of George Edward Willett began in 1803 in New Hope, KY, USA.
  • George Edward Willett married Catharine Ann Miles, and had children including Catharine Ann Willett, Charles Thomas Benedict Willett, Edith F Willett, Edward Miles Willett, Emily Frances Willett, George Henry Willett, Howard Augustine Willett, John David Willett, Joseph B Willett, Sarah Elizabeth Willett, William Harrison Willett.
  • George Edward Willett passed away in 1868 in Barchtown, Mechlenburg Co., KY, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Willett
1743–1814
Birth Location: Prince George Co, MD, USA
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Catherine Wathen
1750–1814
Birth Location: MD, USA
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Spouses(s)

Catharine Miles
1808–1867
Birth Location: Nelson Co, KY, USA
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Children(s)

Edward Willett
1833–
Birth Location: Nelson Co, KY, USA
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Howard Willett
1854–
Birth Location: Nelson Co, KY, USA
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Edith Willett
1835–
Birth Location: Nelson Co, KY, USA
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William Willett
1837–
Birth Location: Nelson Co, KY, USA
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Emily Willett
1835–
Birth Location: Nelson Co, KY, USA
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John Willett
1841–1914
Birth Location: MD, USA
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Joseph Willett
1845–
Birth Location: Nelson Co, KY, USA
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Catharine Willett
1838–1910
Birth Location: Nelson Co, KY, USA
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Charles Willett
1848–1882
Birth Location: Nelson Co, KY, USA
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George Willett
1844–
Birth Location: Nelson Co, KY, USA
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Sarah Willett
1847–1917
Birth Location: KY, USA
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George Willett's Ancestors

Self
George Willett
1803–1868
Birth Place: New Hope, KY, USA
Parents
William Willett
1743–1814
Prince George Co, MD, USA
Catherine Wathen
1750–1814
MD, USA
Grandparents
Richard Wathen
1729–1785
Charles City, Charles, MD, USA
Monica Unknown
1729–1750
Great-Grandparents
Hudson Wathen
1694–1760
Mary Brayfield
1704–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wathen
1651–1705
Susanna Hudson
1668–1705
John Brayfield
1720–

George Willett's Descendants

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George (Edward) Willett (1803–17 FEB 1868) m. Catharine (Ann) Miles (1808–1 SEP 1867)
  1. 1. Edward (Miles) Willett 1833–
  2. 2. Howard (Augustine) Willett 1854–
  3. 3. Edith (F.) Willett 1835–
  4. 4. William (Harrison) Willett 1837–
  5. 5. Emily (Frances) Willett 1835–
  6. 6. John (David) Willett 1841–1914 m. Mary (Alice) Moore 1850–1931
    1. 1. Benedict (Joseph) Willett 1888–1940
    2. 2. Catherine (Ann) Willett 1879–1918 m. Joseph (Martin) Hagan 1875–1906
      1. 1. Garnet Hagan 1907–1916
      2. 2. Willett Hagan 1900–1991
    3. 3. Louise (Bertha) Willett 1882–1962 m. Joseph (Augustus) Clark 1874–1971
      1. 1. Bernardine (Anne) Clark 1919–2003
      2. 2. Louise (Bertha) Clark 1904–
      3. 3. Charles (Alexander Anthony) Clark 1922–2004
      4. 4. Aloysius (Lambert) Clark 1905– m. Elizabeth (Gertrude) Bondurant 1905–1987
      5. 5. James (Francis) Clark 1924–1944
      6. 6. Philip (Neri) Clark 1909–1988 m. Amelia (Bernadine) Blunt 1909–1986
        1. 1. Mary (Bernadine) Clark 1936–1990
      7. 7. Mary (Benedict) Clark 1908–
      8. 8. John (Joseph) Clark 1901–1969
    4. 4. Aloysius (Lambert) Willett 1883–1970 m. Mary (Catherine) Thompson 1888–1963
      1. 1. Joseph (William) Willett 1920–1992
      2. 2. Norman (Lee) Willett 1911–1990
      3. 3. John (Lambert) Willett 1912–1971
      4. 4. Mary (Catherine) Willett 1914–1992
      5. 5. Thompson Willett 1909–2001
    5. 5. Mary (Georgiana) Willett 1874–1939
    6. 6. Mary (Alice Berksman) Willett 1886–1964 m. Robert (Vernon) Short 1879–1963
      1. 1. Rodney (Vernon) Short 1921–1969
      2. 2. Louis (Hugo) Short 1929–2000
      3. 3. Catherine (Anne Willert) Short 1923–1972
      4. 4. Mary (Alice) Short 1914–2003
      5. 5. Robert (Vernon) Short 1910–1919
      6. 6. James (David) Short 1918–
      7. 7. Pius (Jerome) Short 1912–1922
      8. 8. Jesse (William) Short 1914–1923
      9. 9. Matilda (Lou) Short 1916–1986
  7. 7. Joseph (B.) Willett 1845–
  8. 8. Catharine (Ann) Willett 1838–1910 m. Benjamin Mattingly 1828–1913
    1. 1. Agnes (Mary) Mattingly 1866–
    2. 2. Anna (Mary) Mattingly 1869–
    3. 3. Margaret (Mary) Mattingly 1870–
    4. 4. Theresa Mattingly 1868–
    5. 5. Mary (Veronica) Mattingly 1881–1906 m. Charles (May) Clark 1870–1928
      1. 1. Pauline (E.) Clark 1904–1957
    6. 6. Mary (Teresa) Mattingly 1875–
    7. 7. Mary (Gertrude) Mattingly 1885–
    8. 8. Francis (Xavier) Mattingly 1870–1871
    9. 9. Imelda Mattingly 1866– m. Louis (George) Russell 1862–
      1. 1. Louis (George) Russell 1910–
      2. 2. Charles (Edward) Russell 1906–1988
    10. 10. Benedict (Joseph) Mattingly 1873–1877
    11. 11. Paul (Benedict) Mattingly 1879–1952
    12. 12. Mary (Blanch) Mattingly 1868–
  9. 9. Charles (Thomas Benedict) Willett 1848–1882 m. Louise (Bertha) Moore 1850–1903
    1. 1. Martha (Miles) Willett 1877–1961
    2. 2. Mary (Vincent) Willett 1881–1974 m. Earl (Edward) Groves 1882–
      1. 1. Virginia (Mae) Groves 1913–2012
      2. 2. Lydia Groves 1917–
      3. 3. Euleen Groves 1921–
    3. 3. Catherine (Moore) Willett 1872–1968 m. Turner (Fred) Wilson 1871–1942
      1. 1. John (Richardson) Wilson 1900–1973 m. Sara (Catherine) Lehmann 1898–1992
        1. 1. Dorytha (A.) Wilson 1935–2015
      2. 2. Mary (Louise) Wilson 1905–1926 m. Frederick (Otis) Beam 1900–1975
        1. 1. Catherine (Louise) Beam –2018
        2. 2. Catherine (Lou) Beam 1925– m. Joseph (Morisset) Phillips 1924–2004
      3. 3. Earl (E.) Wilson 1915–
      4. 4. Catherine (L.) Wilson 1918–
      5. 5. Turner (F.) Wilson 1911–
    4. 4. May (B.) Willett 1885–
    5. 5. John (David) Willett 1872–1945 m. Annie (Eliza) Hite 1887–
      1. 1. Mary (Evelyn) Willett 1907–1983
  10. 10. George (Henry) Willett 1844–
  11. 11. Sarah (Elizabeth) Willett 1847–1917 m. Jules (Theodore) Kerel 1836–
    1. 1. Jules (Theodore) Kerel 1871–1904
    2. 2. Marie (Pauline) Viglini 1879–1973 m. John (Monroe) Gribbin 1888–1941
      1. 1. Edith (Inez) Gribbin 1914–2009
    3. 3. Edward Viglini 1875–
    4. 4. Clara (B.) Viglini 1877–

George Willett's Timeline

3 Records

1803
1803
Birth of George Edward Willett in New Hope, KY, USA
New Hope, KY, USA
1868
17 FEB 1868
Age 65
Burial of George Edward Willett in Barchtown, Mechlenburg Co., KY, USA
Barchtown, Mechlenburg Co., KY, USA
1868
17 FEB 1868
Age 65
Death of George Edward Willett in Barchtown, Mechlenburg Co., KY, USA
Barchtown, Mechlenburg Co., KY, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1803
    Event Place: New Hope, KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 FEB 1868
    Event Place: Barchtown, Mechlenburg Co., KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 FEB 1868
    Event Place: Barchtown, Mechlenburg Co., KY, USA
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