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James Wadsworth 1768 – 1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1768

Birth Location: Geneseo, Livingston, New York, USA

Death Date: 7 Jun 1844

Death Location: Geneseo, Livingston, New York, USA

Father: John Wadsworth

Mother: Esther Parsons

Spouse(s): Naomi Wolcott

Children(s): Harriet WADSWORTH, James Wadsworth, William WADSWORTH, Cornelia WADSWORTH, Elizabeth WADSWORTH

The story of James Wadsworth began in 1768 in Geneseo, Livingston, New York, USA. James Wadsworth married Naomi Wolcott, and had children including Harriet WADSWORTH, James Samuel Wadsworth, William Wolcott WADSWORTH, Cornelia WADSWORTH, Elizabeth WADSWORTH. James Wadsworth passed away in 1844 in Geneseo, Livingston, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Wadsworth began in 1768 in Geneseo, Livingston, New York, USA.
  • James Wadsworth married Naomi Wolcott, and had children including Harriet WADSWORTH, James Samuel Wadsworth, William Wolcott WADSWORTH, Cornelia WADSWORTH, Elizabeth WADSWORTH.
  • James Wadsworth passed away in 1844 in Geneseo, Livingston, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wadsworth
1732 – 1787
Birth Location: Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut
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Esther Parsons
1732 – 1799
Birth Location: , , Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Naomi Wolcott
1777 – 1831
Birth Location: East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Harriet WADSWORTH
1805 – 1833
Birth Location: Geneseo, Livingston, New York, USA
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James Wadsworth
1807 – 1864
Birth Location: Geneseo, Livingston, New York
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William WADSWORTH
1810 – 1848
Birth Location: Geneseo, Livingston, New York, USA
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Cornelia WADSWORTH
1812 – 1831
Birth Location: Geneseo, Livingston, New York, USA
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Elizabeth WADSWORTH
1815 – 1851
Birth Location: Geneseo, Livingston, New York, USA
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James Wadsworth's Ancestors

Self
James Wadsworth
1768 – 1844
Birth Place: Geneseo, Livingston, New York, USA
Parents
John Noyes Wadsworth
1732 – 1787
Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut
Esther Parsons
1732 – 1799
, , Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
James Wadsworth
1700 – 1777
Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Abigail Penfield
1704 – 1748
Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Wadsworth
1677 – 1756
Ruth Noyes
1681 – 1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wadsworth
1629 – 1689
Sarah Stanley
1631 – 1711

James Wadsworth's Descendants

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James Wadsworth (20 Apr 1768 – 7 Jun 1844) m. Naomi Wolcott (10 Oct 1777 – 1 Mar 1831)
  1. 1. Harriet WADSWORTH (13 Sep 1805 – 1 Jan 1833)
  2. 2. James (Samuel) Wadsworth (30 Oct 1807 – 6 May 1864) m. Mary (Craig) Wharton (24 Aug 1814 – 30 Jun 1874)
    1. 1. Charles (Frederick) Wadsworth (1836 – 13 Nov 1899) m. Jessie Burden (21 Jul 1840 – 1911)
      1. 1. Mary (Wharton) Wadsworth (11 Jan 1866 – 6 Aug 1927) m. Porter Chandler (1868 – Jan 1899)
        1. 1. Porter (Ralph) Chandler (11 May 1899 – 6 Nov 1979)
    2. 2. Cornelia Wadsworth (1839 – 22 Sep 1921)
    3. 3. Craig (Wharton) Wadsworth (1841 – 1 Jan 1872)
    4. 4. Nancy (Craig) Wadsworth (1843 – )
    5. 5. James (Wolcott) Wadsworth (12 Oct 1846 – 24 Dec 1926) m. Louisa Travers (6 Sep 1848 – 6 May 1931)
      1. 1. James (Walcott) Wadsworth (12 Aug 1877 – 21 Jun 1952) m. Alice Hay (6 Jan 1880 – 13 May 1960)
        1. 1. Evelyn Wadsworth (7 Jul 1902 – Feb 1972) m. Stuart Symington (26 Jun 1901 – 14 Dec 1988)
        2. 2. James (Jeremiah) Wadsworth (12 Jun 1908 – 13 Mar 1984)
        3. 3. Reverdy (Johnson) Wadsworth (10 Nov 1914 – 21 Mar 1970)
        4. 4. Living
        5. 5. Living
        6. 6. Living
      2. 2. Harriet (Travers) Wadsworth (21 Oct 1883 – )
    6. 6. Elizabeth Wadsworth (1848 – 9 May 1930)
  3. 3. William (Wolcott) WADSWORTH (7 Jul 1810 – 28 Mar 1848)
  4. 4. Cornelia WADSWORTH (25 Dec 1812 – 28 Mar 1831)
  5. 5. Elizabeth WADSWORTH (26 Jul 1815 – 8 Dec 1851)

James Wadsworth's Timeline

2 Records

1768
20 Apr 1768
Birth of James Wadsworth in Geneseo, Livingston, New York, USA
Geneseo, Livingston, New York, USA
1844
7 Jun 1844
Age 76
Death of James Wadsworth in Geneseo, Livingston, New York, USA
Geneseo, Livingston, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1768
    Event Place: Geneseo, Livingston, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1844
    Event Place: Geneseo, Livingston, New York, USA
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