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Joseph Lewis Woolley 1828–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jul 1828

Birth Location: Malahide Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 04 Aug 1898

Death Location: Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA

Father: Petrus 1788

Mother: Hannah Vail

Spouse(s): Mary Durdle

Children(s): Melvin Woolley

The story of Joseph Lewis Woolley began in 1828 in Malahide Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. Joseph Lewis Woolley married Mary Ann Durdle, and had children including Melvin Oscar Woolley. Joseph Lewis Woolley passed away in 1898 in Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Lewis Woolley began in 1828 in Malahide Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
  • Joseph Lewis Woolley married Mary Ann Durdle, and had children including Melvin Oscar Woolley.
  • Joseph Lewis Woolley passed away in 1898 in Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Petrus 1788
1788–1869
Birth Location: Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
P1
Hannah Vail
1793–1835
Birth Location: Malahide, Engin, Ontario Canada
HV

Spouses(s)

Mary Durdle
1841–1886
Birth Location: Malahide, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
MD

Children(s)

Melvin Woolley
1865–1948
Birth Location: Dereham, Ontario, Canada
MW

Joseph Woolley's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Woolley
1828–1898
Birth Place: Malahide Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Petrus "Peter" G. Woolley 1788
1788–1869
Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Hannah (Sarah) Vail
1793–1835
Malahide, Engin, Ontario Canada
Grandparents
Joseph Woolley
1759–1830
Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Catharina ("Catherine or Caty") Vonck
1743–1800
Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Isaac (Vail) Sr
1756–1839
Quaker Hill, Dutchess, New York, USA
Elizabeth Caldwell
1762–1827
Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Sr
1717–1822
Patience Throckmorton
1728–1763
Cornelis Vonk
1711–1754
Maria Berlemann
1720–1746
Sampson Sr.
1724–1776
Sarah Warren
1728–1806
Abraham Caldwell
1721–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Woolley
1693–1773
Joseph SAR
1693–1759
Mary DAR
1696–1766
Johannes Berlemann
1672–1755
Arthur (Veale)
1691–1776
Hannah Causten
1698–1771

Joseph Woolley's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (Lewis) Woolley (25 Jul 1828–04 Aug 1898) m. Mary (Ann) Durdle (31 March 1841–8 February 1886)
  1. 1. Melvin (Oscar) Woolley 1865–1948 m. Frances (Maria) Tolhurst 1865–1954
    1. 1. Victor (Tolhurst) Woolley 1899–1963 m. Cressa (Moore) Floto 1902–1993
      1. 1. Max (Floto) Woolley 1927–2012 m. Evelyn Woolley 1927–2001
        1. 1. Dale (Howie) Woolley 1950–2015
      2. 2. Doreen Woolley 1924–
    2. 2. Grant Woolley 1891–
    3. 3. Clarence Woolley 1888–
    4. 4. Harvey Woolley 1892–
    5. 5. Alfred Woolley 1893–
    6. 6. Beatrice Woolley 1896–
    7. 7. Evalene Woolley 1902–
    8. 8. Lorene Woolley 1904–

Joseph Woolley's Timeline

2 Records

1828
25 Jul 1828
Birth of Joseph Lewis Woolley in Malahide Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
Malahide Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
1898
04 Aug 1898
Age 70
Death of Joseph Lewis Woolley in Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1828
    Event Place: Malahide Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Aug 1898
    Event Place: Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
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