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George Muirson Woolsey 1772–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1772

Birth Location: Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, USA

Death Date: 15 Jul 1851

Death Location: Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Woolsey

Mother: Ann Muirson

Spouse(s): Jane Howland

Children(s): George Woolsey, Charles Woolsey, Henry Woolsey, Charles Woolsey, Edward Senior

The story of George Muirson Woolsey began in 1772 in Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, USA. George Muirson Woolsey married Jane Abigail Abby Howland, and had children including Charles William Woolsey, Charles Woolsey, Edward John Woolsey Senior, George Howland Woolsey, Henry Alexis Woolsey. George Muirson Woolsey passed away in 1851 in Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of George Muirson Woolsey began in 1772 in Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, USA.
  • George Muirson Woolsey married Jane Abigail Abby Howland, and had children including Charles William Woolsey, Charles Woolsey, Edward John Woolsey Senior, George Howland Woolsey, Henry Alexis Woolsey.
  • George Muirson Woolsey passed away in 1851 in Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Woolsey's Ancestors

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George Woolsey
1772–1851
Birth Place: Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, USA
Parents
Benjamin Woolsey
1717–1771
Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States of America
Ann Muirson
1736–1807
Setauket, Suffolk, New York, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin Woolsey
1687–1756
Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States
Abigail Taylor
1695–1771
Oyster Bay, Livingston, New York, United States
George Muirson
1708–1786
Rye, Westchester, New York, United States
Anna Smith
1706–1755
Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
George Woolsey
1652–1740
Hannah Zandt
1654–1729
John Taylor
1670–1694
Mary Whitehead
1677–1707
George Muirson
1679–1708
Gloriana Smith
1690–1710
Henry Smith
1678–
Anna Shepard
1685–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Woolsey
1610–1698
Rebecca Cornell
1629–1713
Col. Smith
1655–1705
Martha Tunstall
–1709
Thomas Shepard
1658–1685
Ann Anderson
1655–1717

George Woolsey's Descendants

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George (Muirson) Woolsey (14 Apr 1772–15 Jul 1851) m. Jane (Abigail "Abby") Howland (27 August 1776–04 Mar 1833)
  1. 1. George (Howland) Woolsey 1798–1828
  2. 2. Charles Woolsey 1800–1802
  3. 3. Henry (Alexis) Woolsey 1807–1807
  4. 4. Charles (William) Woolsey 1802–1840 m. Jane (Eliza) Newton 1801–1874
    1. 1. Eliza (Newton) Howland 1835–1917
    2. 2. Charles (William) Woolsey 1840–1907
    3. 3. Jane (Stuart) Woolsey 1830–1891
    4. 4. Abby (Howland) Woolsey 1828–1893
    5. 5. Harriet (Roosevelt) Hodge 1837–1878
    6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth Watts) Howland 1832–1864
    7. 7. Georgeanna (Muirson) Woolsey 1833–1906
    8. 8. Caroline Mitchell 1838–1914
  5. 5. Edward (John Woolsey) Senior 1803–1872

George Woolsey's Timeline

3 Records

1772
14 Apr 1772
Birth of George Muirson Woolsey in Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, USA
Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, USA
1797
28 Sep 1797
Age 25
George Muirson Woolsey was married in Norwich, Connecticut, USA
Norwich, Connecticut, USA
1851
15 Jul 1851
Age 79
Death of George Muirson Woolsey in Casina, Hell Gate Neck, Long Island, New York, USA
Casina, Hell Gate Neck, Long Island, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1772
    Event Place: Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1797
    Event Place: Norwich, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1851
    Event Place: Casina, Hell Gate Neck, Long Island, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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