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Joseph Henry Wilsey Sr, Watts 1887–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1887

Birth Location: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Death Date: 1978

Death Location: New Vernon, Morris County, NJ, USA

Father: Hudson Wilsey

Mother: Ella Watts

Spouse(s): Watts None

Children(s): Joseph Watts, Frederick Watts

The story of Joseph Henry Wilsey Sr, Watts began in 1887 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. In 1900, Joseph Henry Wilsey Sr, Watts resided in Brooklyn Ward 18, Kings, New York, USA. In 1905, Joseph Henry Wilsey Sr, Watts resided in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA. Joseph Henry Wilsey Sr, Watts married Watts, and had children including Frederick Foster Watts, Joseph Henry Watts. Joseph Henry Wilsey Sr, Watts passed away in 1978 in New Vernon, Morris County, NJ, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Henry Wilsey Sr, Watts began in 1887 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
  • In 1900, Joseph Henry Wilsey Sr, Watts resided in Brooklyn Ward 18, Kings, New York, USA.
  • In 1905, Joseph Henry Wilsey Sr, Watts resided in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA.
  • Joseph Henry Wilsey Sr, Watts married Watts, and had children including Frederick Foster Watts, Joseph Henry Watts.
  • Joseph Henry Wilsey Sr, Watts passed away in 1978 in New Vernon, Morris County, NJ, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hudson Wilsey
1858–1910
Birth Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
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Ella Watts
1860–1936
Birth Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
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Spouses(s)

Watts None
1892–1978
Birth Location: New Jersey
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Children(s)

Joseph Watts
1911–1992
Birth Location: New York City, New York
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Frederick Watts
1914–1973
Birth Location: West Orange, N.J.
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Joseph Watts's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Watts
1887–1978
Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Parents
Hudson Hermon Wilsey
1858–1910
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Ella (Matilda Harrison Wilsey) Watts
1860–1936
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
Jeremiah (Lockwood) Wilsey
1817–1903
Queens County, New York, USA
1813–1878
New Jersey
Henry (Harris Harrison) Brown
1835–1881
Saddle River, Bergen, New Jersey, United States
Matilda (Brown) Harrison
1823–1862
New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
1789–1855
1795–
1780–
Mary
1780–
1769–1829
Margaret Garreson
1785–1840
Martin Brown
1764–1850
Annetje Post
1766–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Jaycox
1765–1838
Maria Jaycocks
1766–1846
Jacob Carpenter
1769–1841
Ruth Carpenter
1772–1826
John *
1740–1818
Sarah Coley
1743–1812
George Ely
1756–1816
Mary Emerson
1762–1830
William Harrison
1729–1790
Mary Frazee
1736–1776
Hendrick Bruyn
1731–1775
Catrina Beem
1735–1806
Petrus Maj.
1725–1781
Elizabeth Voorhees
1730–1813

Joseph Watts's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (Henry Wilsey Sr,) Watts (12 Feb 1887–1978) m. Watts (6 Aug 1892–Oct 1978)
  1. 1. Joseph (Henry) Watts 1911–1992 m. Roberta Thatcher 1910–2005
  2. 2. Frederick (Foster) Watts 1914–1973 m. Marion (E) Higgins 1913–2012

Joseph Watts's Timeline

13 Records

1887
12 Feb 1887
Birth of Joseph Henry Wilsey Sr, Watts in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Brooklyn, New York, USA
1900
1900
Age 13
Joseph Henry Wilsey Sr, Watts resided here in Brooklyn Ward 18, Kings, New York, USA
Brooklyn Ward 18, Kings, New York, USA
1905
1905
Age 18
Joseph Henry Wilsey Sr, Watts resided here in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
1907
1907
Age 20
Joseph Henry Wilsey Sr, Watts resided here in Newark, New Jersey, USA
Newark, New Jersey, USA
1915
1915
Age 28
Joseph Henry Wilsey Sr, Watts resided here in West Orange, New Jersey, USA
West Orange, New Jersey, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 30
Joseph Henry Wilsey Sr, Watts resided here in Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Essex County, New Jersey, USA
1920
1920
Age 33
Joseph Henry Wilsey Sr, Watts resided here in Bloomfield Ward 3, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Bloomfield Ward 3, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1930
1930
Age 43
Joseph Henry Wilsey Sr, Watts resided here in Harding, Harding, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Harding, Harding, Morris, New Jersey, USA
1935
1935
Age 48
Joseph Henry Wilsey Sr, Watts resided here in Harding, Morris, New Jersey
Harding, Morris, New Jersey
1936
Abt 1936
Age 49
Joseph Henry Wilsey Sr, Watts resided here in New Vernon
New Vernon
1940
1940
Age 53
Joseph Henry Wilsey Sr, Watts resided here in Harding, Harding, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Harding, Harding, Morris, New Jersey, USA
1950
1950
Age 63
Joseph Henry Wilsey Sr, Watts resided here in Harding, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Harding, Morris, New Jersey, USA
1978
1978
Age 91
Death of Joseph Henry Wilsey Sr, Watts in New Vernon, Morris County, NJ, USA
New Vernon, Morris County, NJ, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1887
    Event Place: Brooklyn, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., State Census, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1905; Election District: A.D. 19 E.D. 03; City: Brooklyn; County: Kings; Page: 28

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Brooklyn Ward 18, Kings, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brooklyn Ward 18, Kings, New York; Roll: 1056; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0285; FHL microfilm: 1241056

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., State Census, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1905; Election District: A.D. 19 E.D. 03; City: Brooklyn; County: Kings; Page: 28

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1907
    Event Place: Newark, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: West Orange, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., State Census, 1915, New Jersey State Archive; Trenton, NJ, USA; State Census of New Jersey, 1915; Reference Number: L-12; Film Number: 25

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Essex County, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: New Jersey; Registration County: Essex County

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bloomfield Ward 3, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bloomfield Ward 3, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: T625_1028; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 20

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Harding, Harding, Morris, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Harding, Morris, New Jersey; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 2341108

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Harding, Morris, New Jersey
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harding, Morris, New Jersey; Roll: m-t0627-02371; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 14-40

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1936
    Event Place: New Vernon
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Courier-News; Publication Date: 6 Oct 1936; Publication Place: Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA; ,0.58457273,0.50396353,0.8989111&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Harding, Harding, Morris, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harding, Morris, New Jersey; Roll: m-t0627-02371; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 14-40

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Harding, Morris, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Harding, Morris, New

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Morristown, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of New Jersey; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M1986

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1978
    Event Place: New Vernon, Morris County, NJ, USA
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