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Joel Stevenson Willson 1814 – 1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Aug 1814

Birth Location: Independence, Warren, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 26 Feb 1882

Death Location: Castleton, Stark, Illinois, USA

Father: Abner Willson

Mother: Elizabeth Lundy

Spouse(s): Dulcina Youngs

Children(s): Mary Willson, Sarah Willson, Jacob Willson

Joel Stevenson Willson was born in 1814 in Independence, Warren, New Jersey, USA, the child of Abner Willson and Elizabeth Lundy. Joel Stevenson Willson married Dulcina Youngs, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Willson, Sarah Ann Willson, Jacob Young Willson. Joel Stevenson Willson passed away in 1882 in Castleton, Stark, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Joel Stevenson Willson was born in 1814 in Independence, Warren, New Jersey, USA, the child of Abner Willson and Elizabeth Lundy.
  • Joel Stevenson Willson married Dulcina Youngs, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Willson, Sarah Ann Willson, Jacob Young Willson.
  • Joel Stevenson Willson passed away in 1882 in Castleton, Stark, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abner Willson
1785 – 1835
Birth Location: Hardwick, Warren, New Jersey, USA
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Elizabeth Lundy
1787 – 1838
Birth Location: Independence, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
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Spouses(s)

Dulcina Youngs
1818 – 1907
Birth Location: Warren, New Jersey, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Willson
1842 – 1911
Birth Location: Seneca, Ohio, USA
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Sarah Willson
1844 – 1929
Birth Location: Seneca, Seneca, Ohio, USA
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Jacob Willson
1847 – 1904
Birth Location: –
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Joel Willson's Ancestors

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Joel Willson
1814 – 1882
Birth Place: Independence, Warren, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Abner Willson
1785 – 1835
Hardwick, Warren, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth Lundy
1787 – 1838
Independence, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Jacob Lundy
1751 – 1806
Hardwick, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
Sarah Shotwell
1748 – 1803
Rahway, Union, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Shotwell
1726 – 1793
Amy Hallett
1727 – 1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Hallett
1691 – 1769
Amy Bowne
1694 – 1733

Joel Willson's Descendants

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Joel (Stevenson) Willson (11 Aug 1814 – 26 Feb 1882) m. Dulcina Youngs (18 Mar 1818 – 20 Apr 1907)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Willson (17 Jun 1842 – 16 Feb 1911) m. James Montooth (8 Feb 1831 – 1 Jul 1922)
  2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Willson (5 Feb 1844 – 3 Jan 1929)
  3. 3. Jacob (Young) Willson (24 Jun 1847 – 14 Jul 1904)

Joel Willson's Timeline

2 Records

1814
11 Aug 1814
Birth of Joel Stevenson Willson in Independence, Warren, New Jersey, USA
Independence, Warren, New Jersey, USA
1882
26 Feb 1882
Age 68
Death of Joel Stevenson Willson in Castleton, Stark, Illinois, USA
Castleton, Stark, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1814
    Event Place: Independence, Warren, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1882
    Event Place: Castleton, Stark, Illinois, USA
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