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Horace Oscar (Josiah) Davis 1803–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Dec 1803

Birth Location: Westminster, Vermont, USA

Death Date: 1886

Death Location: Peru, Bennington, Vermont, USA

Father: Josiah Davis

Mother: Sarah Averill

Spouse(s): Lucy Gilson

Children(s): Abbie Davis

Horace Oscar (Josiah) Davis was born in 1803 in Westminster, Vermont, USA, the child of Josiah Davis And Sarah Sally Asa Averill. In 1850, Horace Oscar (Josiah) Davis resided in Peru, Bennington, Vermont. In 1860, Horace Oscar (Josiah) Davis resided in Peru, Bennington, Vermont, United States. Horace Oscar (Josiah) Davis married Lucy Proctor Gilson, and had children including Abbie Louisa Horace Davis. Horace Oscar (Josiah) Davis passed away in 1886 in Peru, Bennington, Vermont, USA.

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Biography

  • Horace Oscar (Josiah) Davis was born in 1803 in Westminster, Vermont, USA, the child of Josiah Davis And Sarah Sally Asa Averill.
  • In 1850, Horace Oscar (Josiah) Davis resided in Peru, Bennington, Vermont.
  • In 1860, Horace Oscar (Josiah) Davis resided in Peru, Bennington, Vermont, United States.
  • Horace Oscar (Josiah) Davis married Lucy Proctor Gilson, and had children including Abbie Louisa Horace Davis.
  • Horace Oscar (Josiah) Davis passed away in 1886 in Peru, Bennington, Vermont, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Horace Davis's Ancestors

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Horace Davis
1803–1886
Birth Place: Westminster, Vermont, USA
Parents
Josiah Davis
1779–1870
Chester, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Sarah ("Sally" (Asa)) Averill
1782–1825
Westminster, Vermont, USA
Grandparents
Asa ((John)) Averill
1739–1825
Northfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy (Mary (Samuel)) Phippen
1737–1818
Topsfield, Westminster, Vermont
Great-Grandparents
John Capt
1711–1797
Mary BSP
1714–1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sgt
1666–1719
Anne Greensleet
1668–1737

Horace Davis's Descendants

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Horace (Oscar (Josiah)) Davis (5 Dec 1803–1886) m. Lucy (Proctor) Gilson (28 Feb 1804–1875)
  1. 1. Abbie (Louisa (Horace)) Davis 1832–1920

Horace Davis's Timeline

6 Records

1803
5 Dec 1803
Birth of Horace Oscar (Josiah) Davis in Westminster, Vermont, USA
Westminster, Vermont, USA
1850
1850
Age 47
Horace Oscar (Josiah) Davis resided here in Peru, Bennington, Vermont
Peru, Bennington, Vermont
1860
1860
Age 57
Horace Oscar (Josiah) Davis resided here in Peru, Bennington, Vermont, United States
Peru, Bennington, Vermont, United States
1870
1870
Age 67
Horace Oscar (Josiah) Davis resided here in Peru, Bennington, Vermont, United States
Peru, Bennington, Vermont, United States
1886
18 May 1886
Age 83
Death of Horace Oscar (Josiah) Davis in Peru, Vermont, USA
Peru, Vermont, USA
1886
1886
Age 83
Burial of Horace Oscar (Josiah) Davis in Peru, Bennington, Vermont, USA
Peru, Bennington, Vermont, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1803
    Event Place: Westminster, Vermont, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Peru, Bennington, Vermont; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Peru, Bennington, Vermont; Roll: ; Page: 873; Image: 266.
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Peru, Bennington, Vermont; Roll: M432_921; Page: 94B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Peru, Bennington, Vermont
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Peru, Bennington, Vermont; Roll: M432_921; Page: 94B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Peru, Bennington, Vermont, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Peru, Bennington, Vermont; Roll: ; Page: 873; Image: 266.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Peru, Bennington, Vermont, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Peru, Bennington, Vermont; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1886
    Event Place: Peru, Vermont, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1886
    Event Place: Peru, Bennington, Vermont, USA

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