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James Joseph Wiley 1697–1751 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1697

Birth Location: Ulster, Down, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 17 Oct 1751

Death Location: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Allen Wiley

Mother: Sarah Adams

Spouse(s): Abigail Wiley

Children(s): David Wiley, Sarah Penrose, John Wily, Ann Wiley

The story of James Joseph Wiley began in 1697 in Ulster, Down, Northern Ireland. James Joseph Wiley married Abigail Wiley, and had children including Ann Wiley, David Wiley, John Wily, Sarah Penrose. James Joseph Wiley passed away in 1751 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Joseph Wiley began in 1697 in Ulster, Down, Northern Ireland.
  • James Joseph Wiley married Abigail Wiley, and had children including Ann Wiley, David Wiley, John Wily, Sarah Penrose.
  • James Joseph Wiley passed away in 1751 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Wiley's Ancestors

Self
James Wiley
1697–1751
Birth Place: Ulster, Down, Northern Ireland
Parents
Allen Newby Wiley
1671–1748
West Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Sarah Adams
1677–1706
West Nottingham, Cecil, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Henry) Wiley
1606–1690
Glocester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Martha (Patsy Newby) Wiley
1636–1692
Aghlee, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Willye
1580–1608
Sarah Abraham
1580–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wiley
1550–1596
Alicia Mossinger
1562–1642

James Wiley's Descendants

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James (Joseph) Wiley (1697–17 Oct 1751) m. Abigail Wiley (1693–1 April 1767)
  1. 1. David Wiley 1717–1784 m. Margaret (Mary) Wesley 1717–1792
    1. 1. Joseph (Thomas) Wiley 1791–1848 m. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Ferguson 1794–1878
      1. 1. William (Thompson) Wiley 1828–1891 m. Rachael Wagner 1841–1922
        1. 1. Charles (T) Wiley 1866–1951 m. Laura (J) McCracken 1869–1952
        2. 2. John (Frank) Wiley 1875–1961
        3. 3. Sarah (Jeanette) Everett 1872–1955 m. F (C) Everett 1868–
        4. 4. Ellie (E) Wiley 1868–
        5. 5. Margaret (Rachel) Witherite 1881–
      2. 2. John (F) Wiley 1821–1910
    2. 2. David Wiley 1747–1817
    3. 3. Matthew Wiley 1751–1840
  2. 2. Sarah Penrose 1716–1784
  3. 3. John Wily 1721–1756
  4. 4. Ann Wiley 1718–1804

James Wiley's Timeline

5 Records

1688
10 Jun 1688
James Joseph Wiley was baptized in St Mary,Hitchin,Hertford,England
St Mary,Hitchin,Hertford,England
1697
1697
Birth of James Joseph Wiley in Ulster, Down, Northern Ireland
Ulster, Down, Northern Ireland
1715
16 Jan 1715
Age 18
James Joseph Wiley was married in Kilkenny West Parish, Westmeath, Leinster, Ireland
Kilkenny West Parish, Westmeath, Leinster, Ireland
1715
16 Jan 1715
Age 18
James Joseph Wiley was married in Westmeath, Ireland
Westmeath, Ireland
1751
17 Oct 1751
Age 54
Death of James Joseph Wiley in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1697
    Event Place: Ulster, Down, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1688
    Event Place: St Mary,Hitchin,Hertford,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1715
    Event Place: Kilkenny West Parish, Westmeath, Leinster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1715
    Event Place: Westmeath, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1716; Page Number: 340

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1751
    Event Place: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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