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John Woolley 1779–1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Aug 1779

Birth Location: West Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 13 Aug 1832

Death Location: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

Father: John Woolley

Mother: Phebe Hoopes

Spouse(s): Rachel Dilworth

Children(s): John WOOLLEY, Sarah Woolley, Samuel Woolley, John Woolley, Phoebe Woolley, Susan Woolley, Taylor Woolley, Edwin Woolley

In 1779, John Woolley entered the world in West Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, born to John Woolley And Phebe Hoopes. John Woolley married Rachel Dilworth, and had children including Edwin Dilworth Woolley, John Mills Woolley, John Wickersham Woolley, Phoebe Ann Woolley, Samuel Amos Woolley, Sarah Woolley, Susan Woolley, Taylor Hoopes Woolley. John Woolley passed away in 1832 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1779, John Woolley entered the world in West Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, born to John Woolley And Phebe Hoopes.
  • John Woolley married Rachel Dilworth, and had children including Edwin Dilworth Woolley, John Mills Woolley, John Wickersham Woolley, Phoebe Ann Woolley, Samuel Amos Woolley, Sarah Woolley, Susan Woolley, Taylor Hoopes Woolley.
  • John Woolley passed away in 1832 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Woolley
1742–1800
Birth Location: Marple, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Phebe Hoopes
1741–1819
Birth Location: Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Dilworth
1782–1826
Birth Location: East Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

John WOOLLEY
1831–
Birth Location: Chester County, Pennsylvania
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Sarah Woolley
1815–1894
Birth Location: New Lynn, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Samuel Woolley
1825–1900
Birth Location: Newlin, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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John Woolley
1822–1864
Birth Location: Newlin, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Phoebe Woolley
1822–1877
Birth Location: Newlin, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Susan Woolley
1819–1895
Birth Location: Newlin, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Taylor Woolley
1810–1854
Birth Location: West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Edwin Woolley
1807–1881
Birth Location: West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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John Woolley's Ancestors

Self
John Woolley
1779–1832
Birth Place: West Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Woolley
1742–1800
Marple, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Phebe Hoopes
1741–1819
Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Woolley
1700–1750
Maxstoke, Warwickshire, England
Sarah Coppock
1712–1792
Springfield, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Joshua Hoopes
1704–1769
Middletown, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Hannah Ashbridge
1715–1793
Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Woolley
1683–1728
Jane Fox
1684–
Jonathan Coppock
1680–1718
Jane Owen
1689–1768
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Woolley
1651–
Ann
1657–
Henry Fox
1655–
Anna Steere
1657–

John Woolley's Descendants

1.
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John Woolley (19 Aug 1779–13 Aug 1832) m. Rachel Dilworth (10 Aug 1782–9 Dec 1826)
  1. 1. John (Wickersham) WOOLLEY 1831–
  2. 2. Sarah Woolley 1815–1894 m. Nathan Davis 1814–1894
    1. 1. Edwin (Woolley) Davis 1838–1916
    2. 2. David (Franklin) Davis 1857–1917
    3. 3. Albert (Wesley) Davis 1841–1928
    4. 4. Nathan (John) Davis 1854–1855
    5. 5. Charles (Lewis) Davis 1843–1843
    6. 6. Mervin (Taylor) Davis 1840–1840
    7. 7. Edwin (Woolley) Davis 1838–1916
    8. 8. Milton (Herbert) Davis 1846–1890
    9. 9. Hannah (Maria) Davis 1864–1934
    10. 10. Lovinia (N) Davis 1866–
    11. 11. Nathan Davis 1868–1923
    12. 12. William (Baylis) Davis 1871–1948
    13. 13. Eli Davis 1873–1890
    14. 14. Harriett Davis 1876–1954
    15. 15. Sarah (Maria) Davis 1852–1935
    16. 16. Rachael (Hannah) Davis 1837–1882 m. John (Bethuel) Thatcher 1824–1917
      1. 1. Milton (Herbert) Thatcher 1865–1922
      2. 2. Howard (Elmer) Thatcher 1873–1945
      3. 3. Nathan (Davis) Thatcher 1867–1958 m. Rachel (Serena) Folkman 1871–1958
        1. 1. Rachel (Hanna) Thatcher 1897–
        2. 2. Clayton (Lawrence) Thatcher 1914–
        3. 3. Nathan (Davis Thatcher) Jr 1893–1973
        4. 4. Eulalia Thatcher 1898–
        5. 5. J (Kenneth) Thatcher 1899–
        6. 6. Reginald Thatcher 1903–
        7. 7. Freda Thatcher 1906–
        8. 8. Lavan Thatcher 1908–
      4. 4. Lula Thatcher 1869–1949
      5. 5. Lettie Thatcher 1871–1963
      6. 6. Henry (Kitchen) Thatcher 1878–1922
      7. 7. Milton (Herbert) Thatcher 1865–1908 m. Hattie (Vilate) Hale 1872–1962
        1. 1. Milton (Hale) Thatcher 1891–1988
        2. 2. Anna (Hale) Thatcher 1893–1979
        3. 3. Vilate (Hale) Thatcher 1899–1983
        4. 4. Howard (Amasa Hale) Thatcher 1895–1898
        5. 5. Heber (Quincy Hale) Thatcher 1901–1973
        6. 6. Arvilla (Hale) Thatcher 1904–2005
        7. 7. Stanley (Emerson Hale) Thatcher 1905–1928
        8. 8. Lavinna (Hale) Thatcher 1908–1972
      8. 8. Franklin (Davis) Thatcher 1878–1965
      9. 9. Roy (Davis) Thatcher 1879–1955
      10. 10. Raymond (Davis) Thatcher 1883–1969
      11. 11. Wallace (Davis) Thatcher 1884–1884
      12. 12. Martha (Davis) Thatcher 1885–1965
      13. 13. Ethel Thatcher 1887–1947
      14. 14. Alice Thatcher 1893–1893
      15. 15. Kingsley (Davis) Thatcher 1893–1944
      16. 16. Sarah (Woolley Davis) Thatcher 1881–1925
      17. 17. Gilbert Thatcher 1876–1959
      18. 18. Eva Thatcher 1864–1865
      19. 19. Sarah (Catherine) Thatcher 1862–1868
      20. 20. Hezekiah Thatcher 1860–1864
      21. 21. John (Bethewel Thatcher) Sr 1859–1938 m. Ida Crippen 1862–1954 m. Sarah (Ellen "Nellie") Muir 1862–1930
        1. 1. Ethel Thatcher 1887–
        2. 2. Frank (Muir) Thatcher 1884–1963 m. Martha Heap 1889–1967
        3. 3. John (Bethewel III) Thatcher 1886–1971 m. Clara Long 1888–
        4. 4. Rachel (Hannah) Thatcher 1891–1980 m. Franklin (Edgar) Brower 1888–1942
        5. 5. Mary Ann 1893–1983 m. James (Albert Bert) Shaw 1888–1967
        6. 6. Preston (William) Thatcher 1895–1959 m. Eva (Caroline) Hudson 1903–1983
        7. 7. Estelle (Reel) Thatcher 1897–1963 m. William (Thomas) Chivers 1883–1944
        8. 8. Sarah (Elise) Thatcher 1899–1985 m. Earl (W.) Shaw 1899–
        9. 9. William (Wallace) Thatcher 1883–1963 m. Laura (May "Lolly") Nelson 1877–1955 m. Electa (Francis) Hatch 1883–1979
    17. 17. Edwin (Woolley) Davis 1838–1916
    18. 18. Albert (Westley) Davis 1841–1928
    19. 19. Charles (Lewis) DAVIS 1843–1843
    20. 20. William (Baylis) Davis 1871–1948
    21. 21. Eli Davis 1873–1890
    22. 22. Lavina (Ann) Davis 1865–1895
    23. 23. Harriett Davis 1876–1954
    24. 24. Sarah (Maria) Davis 1852–1935 m. John (Bethuel) Thatcher 1824–1917
      1. 1. Alice Thatcher 1893–1893
      2. 2. Ethel Thatcher 1887–1942
      3. 3. Martha (Davis) Thatcher 1885–1965
      4. 4. Wallace (Davis) Thatcher 1884–1884
      5. 5. Roy (Davis) Thatcher 1879–1955
      6. 6. Franklin (Davis) Thatcher 1878–1965
    25. 25. Nathan Davis 1868–1923
    26. 26. Hannah (Mariah) Davis 1864–1934
    27. 27. David (Franklin) Davis 1857–1917
    28. 28. Nathan (John) Davis 1854–1855
  3. 3. Samuel (Amos) Woolley 1825–1900 m. Catherine (Elizabeth) Mehring 1826–1880 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Stephenson 1853–1941 m. Francis (Ann) Phillips 1852–1883
    1. 1. Catherine (Adella) Woolley 1857–1939
    2. 2. Susan (Calista) Wooley 1858–1928
    3. 3. Edith (Roxana) Wooley 1888–1973
    4. 4. Ida (Louise) Woolley 1877–1879
    5. 5. Phebe (Ann) Woolley 1869–1869
    6. 6. Benjamine (P) Woolley 1871–1871
    7. 7. Florence (Augustus) Wooley 1875–1954
    8. 8. Samuel (Henry) Woolley 1847–1870
    9. 9. Rachel (Anna) Wooley 1852–1872
    10. 10. Gilpin (Stephenson) Woolley 1890–1944
    11. 11. Cyrus (Leo) Woolley 1865–1889
    12. 12. Linus (Plato) Woolley 1879–1898
    13. 13. Rosezella Woolley 1872–1879
    14. 14. Samuel (Dilworth) Woolley 1881–1934
    15. 15. Mary (Pamelia) Wooley 1849–1915
    16. 16. Amos (Mervin) Woolley 1860–1949
    17. 17. Clara (Ela) Woolley 1862–1932
    18. 18. Sims Wooley 1865–
    19. 19. Amos (Mervin) Woolley 1860–1949 m. Isabelle (Lyons) Groo 1867–1915
      1. 1. Isabelle (Groo) Woolley 1898–1928
      2. 2. Clifford (G) Woolley 1890–1891
      3. 3. Mervin (Wallace) Woolley 1888–1954
      4. 4. Melvina Woolley 1897–1977
      5. 5. Leroie Woolley 1894–1970
      6. 6. Stephens (Groo) Woolley 1903–1962
      7. 7. Infant (Daughter) Woolley 1908–1908
      8. 8. Cleaveland (Groo) Woolley 1892–
      9. 9. Joseph (Alvin) Wooley 1902–
    20. 20. William (George) Woolley 1883–1952
    21. 21. Male Woolley 1867–1867
    22. 22. Son Woolley 1868–1868
    23. 23. Male Woolley 1869–1869
    24. 24. Susan (C.) Woolley 1859–
    25. 25. Clara (Ela) Woolley 1863–
    26. 26. Cyrus (Leo) Woolley 1866–
    27. 27. Adella Wooley 1857–
    28. 28. Susan Wooley 1859–
    29. 29. Clara Wooley 1863–
    30. 30. Sims Wooley 1865–
  4. 4. John (Mills) Woolley 1822–1864
  5. 5. Phoebe (Ann) Woolley 1822–1877
  6. 6. Susan Woolley 1819–1895
  7. 7. Taylor (Hoopes) Woolley 1810–1854
  8. 8. Edwin (Dilworth) Woolley 1807–1881

John Woolley's Timeline

2 Records

1779
19 Aug 1779
Birth of John Woolley in West Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
West Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1832
13 Aug 1832
Age 53
Death of John Woolley in Newlin, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Newlin, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1779
    Event Place: West Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1779; Birth city: Chester CO; Birth state: PA.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1832
    Event Place: Newlin, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1779; Birth city: Chester CO; Birth state: PA.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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