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John Workman 1789 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 October 1789

Birth Location: Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 21 Apr 1855

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

Father: JACOB Workman

Mother: Elizabeth Wyckoff

Spouse(s): Lydia Bilyeu

Children(s): Jacob Workman

The story of John Workman began in 1789 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, USA. John Workman married Lydia Ann Bilyeu, and had children including Jacob Lindsay Workman. John Workman passed away in 1855 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Workman began in 1789 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, USA.
  • John Workman married Lydia Ann Bilyeu, and had children including Jacob Lindsay Workman.
  • John Workman passed away in 1855 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Workman's Ancestors

Self
John Workman
1789 – 1855
Birth Place: Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, USA
Parents
JACOB Workman
1740 – 1821
Somerville, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Elizabeth Wyckoff
1749 – 1823
Readington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Abraham Workman\Woertman
1709 – 1749
Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Annetje (Anna) Smith
1706 – 1782
New York, United States
Samuel Wyckoff
1725 – 1813
Readington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
Geertje (Gertrude (Charity)) Wyckoff
1725 – 1778
Readington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Wyckoff
1707 – 1775
Geertye Vliet
1711 – 1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jan Vliet
1687 – 1759
Vechtie Linde
1686 –

John Workman's Descendants

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John Workman (8 October 1789 – 21 Apr 1855) m. Lydia (Ann) Bilyeu (18 August 1793 – 30 September 1845)
  1. 1. Jacob (Lindsay) Workman (7 Jul 1812 – 28 Jul 1878) m. Nancy Reader (12 Feb 1810 – 23 Nov 1846) m. Rebecca (Willard) Turner (18 Jul 1834 – 4 Sept 1885) m. Lydia Workman (Abt 1825 – ) m. Fannie Workman (abt 1815 – )
    1. 1. Abraham (Smith) Workman (29 October 1852 – 31 October 1943) m. Millie (Bethenia) Devoe (27 January 1855 – 1 June 1876) m. Julia (Ann) Hatch (11 Aug 1861 – 18 Jun 1943)
      1. 1. Lucy (Emma) Workman (21 November 1874 – 17 February 1896) m. James (Bascom) Burrow (13 July 1861 – 1 November 1956)
        1. 1. Effel (Harmon) Burrows (22 December 1893 – 1 Oct 1991) m. Samuel (Barnhurst) Riggs (17 Oct 1891 – 29 August 1950)

John Workman's Timeline

3 Records

1789
8 October 1789
Birth of John Workman in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, USA
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, USA
1855
21 Apr 1855
Age 66
Death of John Workman in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
1855
Apr 1855
Age 66
Burial of John Workman in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 October 1789
    Event Place: Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Seventy Quorum Membership, 1835-1846
    [2] Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848
    [3] Utah, Pioneer Index, 1850, SUP-Card Index of Utah Pioneers, 1847-1850
    [4] Sons of Utah Pioneers Memorial Gallery Index Cards
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 21853.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: abt 1850
    Record Source: Utah, Pioneer Index, 1850, SUP-Card Index of Utah Pioneers, 1847-1850

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1855
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Seventy Quorum Membership, 1835-1846
    [2] Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848
    [3] Sons of Utah Pioneers Memorial Gallery Index Cards

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Apr 1855
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    Record Source: Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848

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