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Henry Joseph Wills 1784–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Apr 1784

Birth Location: Ashburton, Devon, England

Death Date: 13 Jun 1840

Death Location: Ashburton, Devon, England

Father: Edward Wills

Mother: Margaret Leaman

Spouse(s): Maria Henshaw

Children(s): Thomas Wills, William Wills, Richard Wills, Henry Wills, Mary Wills

Henry Joseph Wills was born in 1784 in Ashburton, Devon, England, the child of Edward Joseph Wills And Margaret Leaman. Henry Joseph Wills married Maria Henshaw, and had children including Henry Joseph Wills, Mary Wills, Richard Wills, Thomas Wills, William Wills. Henry Joseph Wills passed away in 1840 in Ashburton, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Henry Joseph Wills was born in 1784 in Ashburton, Devon, England, the child of Edward Joseph Wills And Margaret Leaman.
  • Henry Joseph Wills married Maria Henshaw, and had children including Henry Joseph Wills, Mary Wills, Richard Wills, Thomas Wills, William Wills.
  • Henry Joseph Wills passed away in 1840 in Ashburton, Devon, England.

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Henry Wills's Ancestors

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Henry Wills
1784–1840
Birth Place: Ashburton, Devon, England
Parents
Edward Joseph Wills
1759–1809
Ashburton, Devon, England
Margaret Leaman
1756–1836
Bristol, England
Grandparents
William Wills
1716–1780
Ashburton, Devon, England
Mary (Anne) O'Reilly
1706–1787
Dublin, Ireland
Thomas Leaman
1728–
Ashburton, Devon, England
Joan Leare
1730–
Ashburton, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Charles Wills
1679–1741
Mary Cripps
1697–1743
John O'Reilly
1685–
Edward Leaman
1694–1766
Thomas Leare
1702–
Elizabeth Scott
1703–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wills
1647–1716
Elizabeth Barnett-Kemp
1652–1720
Charles Leaman
1670–

Henry Wills's Descendants

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Henry (Joseph) Wills (30 Apr 1784–13 Jun 1840) m. Maria Henshaw (13 Jul 1789–20 Jun 1868)
  1. 1. Thomas Wills 1813–
  2. 2. William Wills 1811–
  3. 3. Richard Wills 1815–1886
  4. 4. Henry (Joseph) Wills 1817–1868
  5. 5. Mary Wills 1816–

Henry Wills's Timeline

2 Records

1784
30 Apr 1784
Birth of Henry Joseph Wills in Ashburton, Devon, England
Ashburton, Devon, England
1840
13 Jun 1840
Age 56
Death of Henry Joseph Wills in Ashburton, Devon, England
Ashburton, Devon, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1784
    Event Place: Ashburton, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1840
    Event Place: Ashburton, Devon, England

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