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John W BESSEY 1787–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1787

Birth Location: Kingsbury, Washington, NY, USA

Death Date: Apr 1852

Death Location: Wheatland Township Cemetery

Father: Sarah Dunham

Mother: Philip 5th

Spouse(s): Lucy BALDWIN

Children(s): Laura Bessey

John W BESSEY was born in 1787 in Kingsbury, Washington, NY, USA, the child of Sarah Dunham And Philip Bessey 5Th. John W BESSEY married Lucy Baldwin, and had children including Laura Ann Bessey. John W BESSEY passed away in 1852 in Wheatland Township Cemetery.

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Biography

  • John W BESSEY was born in 1787 in Kingsbury, Washington, NY, USA, the child of Sarah Dunham And Philip Bessey 5Th.
  • John W BESSEY married Lucy Baldwin, and had children including Laura Ann Bessey.
  • John W BESSEY passed away in 1852 in Wheatland Township Cemetery.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sarah Dunham
1744–1809
Birth Location: Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States
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Philip 5th
1740–1813
Birth Location: Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
P5

Spouses(s)

Lucy BALDWIN
1790–1881
Birth Location: Woodbridge, New Haven, CT, USA
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Children(s)

Laura Bessey
1817–1893
Birth Location: Marsellus, Onondaga County, New York, USA
LB

John BESSEY's Ancestors

Self
John BESSEY
1787–1852
Birth Place: Kingsbury, Washington, NY, USA
Parents
Sarah Dunham
1744–1809
Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States
Philip (Bessey) 5th
1740–1813
Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Robert (BESSIE) 6th
1690–1765
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
RUTH PRAY
1689–1742
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nehemiah Besse
1643–1703
Mary Ransom
1661–1699
Elizabeth Hayden
1663–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hannah GARDNER
1637–1697
Robert Ransom
1636–1697

John BESSEY's Descendants

1.
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John (W) BESSEY (1787–Apr 1852) m. Lucy BALDWIN (9 May 1790–Jul 1881)
  1. 1. Laura (Ann) Bessey 1817–1893 m. Caleb (Woodworth) Cook 1810–1891
    1. 1. Augusta (Cook Crocker) Sparks 1836–1908 m. Oren (Franklin) Crocker 1827–1871
      1. 1. Alsi (Byron) Crocker 1853–1922
        1. 1. Ira (Enis) Crocker 1876–1976 m. Minnie Crocker 1888–

John BESSEY's Timeline

3 Records

1787
1787
Birth of John W BESSEY in Kingsbury, Washington, NY, USA
Kingsbury, Washington, NY, USA
1852
28 Apr 1852
Age 65
Death of John W BESSEY in Wheatland, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
Wheatland, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
1852
Apr 1852
Age 65
Burial of John W BESSEY in Wheatland Township Cemetery
Wheatland Township Cemetery

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Kingsbury, Washington, NY, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1852
    Event Place: Wheatland, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Apr 1852
    Event Place: Wheatland Township Cemetery
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