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James Leslie Vail 1869–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jun 1869

Birth Location: Rileyville, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 16 Dec 1951

Death Location: Honesdale, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Walter Vail

Mother: Harriet Bolkcom

Spouse(s): Lauretta Pethick

Children(s): Merritt Vail

The story of James Leslie Vail began in 1869 in Rileyville, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA. James Leslie Vail married Lauretta Retta B Pethick, and had children including Merritt W Vail. James Leslie Vail passed away in 1951 in Honesdale, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Leslie Vail began in 1869 in Rileyville, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • James Leslie Vail married Lauretta Retta B Pethick, and had children including Merritt W Vail.
  • James Leslie Vail passed away in 1951 in Honesdale, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Vail's Ancestors

Self
James Vail
1869–1951
Birth Place: Rileyville, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Walter Simonson Vail
1841–1930
Goshen, Orange County, New York, USA
Harriet (A) Bolkcom
1849–1923
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Knapp) Vail
1810–1885
Warwick, Orange County, New York, USA
Mary (D) Vail
1816–1906
Chester New York
James Balcom
1793–1871
Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Vail
1776–1859
Clemence Knapp
1783–1872
Stephen Cooper
1797–1831
Hannah Meachum
1797–
James Bolkcom
1768–1841
Hannah Crosman
1772–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phebe Vail
1735–1821
William Knapp
1751–1817
Rebecca Cobb
1739–1822
Theophilus Crossman
1743–1826
Priscilla Wetherel
1742–1824

James Vail's Descendants

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James (Leslie) Vail (24 Jun 1869–16 Dec 1951) m. Lauretta ("Retta" B) Pethick (27 Jan 1872–8 Jan 1954)
  1. 1. Merritt (W) Vail 1900–1984 m. Esther (Cecilia) Brill 1903–1993
    1. 1. Marilyn (Esther) Vail 1931–2012

James Vail's Timeline

3 Records

1869
24 Jun 1869
Birth of James Leslie Vail in Rileyville, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Rileyville, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA
1893
27 Dec 1893
Age 24
James Leslie Vail was married
None
1951
16 Dec 1951
Age 82
Death of James Leslie Vail in Honesdale, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
Honesdale, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1869
    Event Place: Rileyville, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1893

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1951
    Event Place: Honesdale, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA

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