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John William Rockwell 1838–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1838

Birth Location: Connecticut

Death Date: 18 Mar 1918

Death Location: Yonkers, New York, USA

Father: Samuel Rockwell

Mother: Orilla Sherman

Spouse(s): Phebe Waring

Children(s): Jarvis Rockwell

In 1838, John William Rockwell entered the world in Connecticut, born to Samuel Darling Rockwell And Orilla Janes Sherman. In 1860, John William Rockwell resided in Yonkers, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA. John William Rockwell married Phebe Boyce Waring, and had children including Jarvis Waring Rockwell. John William Rockwell passed away in 1918 in Yonkers, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1838, John William Rockwell entered the world in Connecticut, born to Samuel Darling Rockwell And Orilla Janes Sherman.
  • In 1860, John William Rockwell resided in Yonkers, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA.
  • John William Rockwell married Phebe Boyce Waring, and had children including Jarvis Waring Rockwell.
  • John William Rockwell passed away in 1918 in Yonkers, New York, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Rockwell's Ancestors

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John Rockwell
1838–1918
Birth Place: Connecticut
Parents
Samuel Darling Rockwell
1810–1888
Ridgebury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Orilla (Janes) Sherman
1808–1902
Brimfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Runa Rockwell
1773–1864
Ridgefield, FairfiConnecticut Colony
Rachel Darling
1773–1860
Ridgebury, Connecticut Colony
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Darling
1743–1790
Mary Street
1748–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Darling
1697–
Rachel Bulkeley
1707–1753

John Rockwell's Descendants

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John (William) Rockwell (abt 1838–18 Mar 1918) m. Phebe (Boyce) Waring (3 Nov 1842–23 Mar 1903)
  1. 1. Jarvis (Waring) Rockwell 1867–1931 m. Ann (Mary) Hill 1866–1953
    1. 1. Norman (Percevel) Rockwell 1894–1978

John Rockwell's Timeline

4 Records

1838
26 Mar 1838
Birth of John William Rockwell in New York, New York
New York, New York
1838
abt 1838
Birth of John William Rockwell in Connecticut
Connecticut
1860
1860
Age 22
John William Rockwell resided here in Yonkers, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA
Yonkers, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA
1918
18 Mar 1918
Age 80
Death of John William Rockwell in Yonkers, New York, USA
Yonkers, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1838
    Event Place: New York, New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1838
    Event Place: Connecticut
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Yonkers, Westchester, New York; Roll: M653_880; Page: 466; Family History Library

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Yonkers, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Yonkers, Westchester, New York; Roll: M653_880; Page: 466; Family History Library

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1918
    Event Place: Yonkers, New York, USA

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