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James G Willard 1827–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Aug 1827

Birth Location: Erie County, N Y

Death Date: 17 Jan 1906

Death Location: Howard, Cass County, Michigan

Father: Samuel Willard

Mother: Anne Abbott

Spouse(s): Laura McCoy

Children(s): Lydia Willard

In 1827, James G Willard entered the world in Erie County, N Y, born to Samuel Willard And Anne Abbott. James G Willard married Laura Lavina Mccoy, and had children including Lydia Belle Willard. James G Willard passed away in 1906 in Howard, Cass County, Michigan.

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Biography

  • In 1827, James G Willard entered the world in Erie County, N Y, born to Samuel Willard And Anne Abbott.
  • James G Willard married Laura Lavina Mccoy, and had children including Lydia Belle Willard.
  • James G Willard passed away in 1906 in Howard, Cass County, Michigan.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Willard
1793–1877
Birth Location: Lancaster, Massachusetts
SW
Anne Abbott
1804–1885
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
AA

Spouses(s)

Laura McCoy
1841–1915
Birth Location: Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, United States of America
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Children(s)

Lydia Willard
1858–1943
Birth Location: United States
LW

James Willard's Ancestors

Self
James Willard
1827–1906
Birth Place: Erie County, N Y
Parents
Samuel Willard
1793–1877
Lancaster, Massachusetts
Anne Abbott
1804–1885
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Nathaniel (Willard) Junior
1765–1837
Lancaster, Massachusetts
Sarah (WILDER) Willard
1763–1842
Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, USA
Jonathan (Abbott I) (Hypo)
1783–1858
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Rachel Abbott
1787–
Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Willard
1742–1813
Elias Wilder
1726–1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Willard
1713–1813
Sarah Gates
1716–1813
Lieut. Wilder
1688–1775

James Willard's Descendants

1.
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James (G) Willard (5 Aug 1827–17 Jan 1906) m. Laura (Lavina) McCoy (20 JAN 1841–Feb. 3, 1915)
  1. 1. Lydia (Belle) Willard 1858–1943 m. Stephen (Leonard) Curtis 1850–1928
    1. 1. Grace (Willard) Curtis 1881–1913 m. William (Regina) Weber 1872–1922
      1. 1. Frederick (Reginia) Weber 1905–1994 m. Katharine (Madison) Kingman 1909–2000
        1. 1. Frederick (Reginia Weber) Jr. 1935–1966 m. Frances (Ann) Shuttleworth 1935–1966

James Willard's Timeline

3 Records

1827
5 Aug 1827
Birth of James G Willard in Erie County, N Y
Erie County, N Y
1857
1857
Age 30
James G Willard was married
None
1906
17 Jan 1906
Age 79
Death of James G Willard in Howard, Cass County, Michigan
Howard, Cass County, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1827
    Event Place: Erie County, N Y

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1857

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1906
    Event Place: Howard, Cass County, Michigan
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