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Jacob Willson 1741–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1741

Birth Location: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 12 Feb 1798

Death Location: Shrewsbury, Rutland, Vermont, USA

Father: Jonathan Patriot

Mother: Hephzibah Wilder

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Jacob Willson was born in 1741 in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Jonathan Wilson Rev War Patriot And Hephzibah Wilder. Jacob Willson passed away in 1798 in Shrewsbury, Rutland, Vermont, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Willson was born in 1741 in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Jonathan Wilson Rev War Patriot And Hephzibah Wilder.
  • Jacob Willson passed away in 1798 in Shrewsbury, Rutland, Vermont, USA.

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Jacob Willson's Ancestors

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Jacob Willson
1741–1798
Birth Place: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Jonathan Wilson-Rev War Patriot
1703–1789
Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Hephzibah Wilder
1707–1802
Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
JEREMIAH WILSON.
1665–1743
Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
HANNAH BEAMAN.
1665–1743
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Ebenezer (Wilder) (SAR)
1683–1745
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Mercy ((Mary) Houghton) (SAR)
1682–1734
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Wilson
1637–1667
Elizabeth Fuller
1634–1692
Gamaliel Beaman
1623–1707
Sarah (Beaman)
1623–1676
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Wilson
1615–1644
Susan Ram
1615–1650
Gamaliel Beamon
1597–1678
Mary Poss
1601–1678
William Clarke
1597–1622
Sarah Strong
1613–1675

Jacob Willson's Timeline

2 Records

1741
16 Mar 1741
Birth of Jacob Willson in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1798
12 Feb 1798
Age 57
Death of Jacob Willson in Shrewsbury, Rutland, Vermont, USA
Shrewsbury, Rutland, Vermont, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1741
    Event Place: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1798
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Rutland, Vermont, USA

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