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Joseph Woolsey 1771 – 1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1771

Birth Location: Ulster, New York, United States

Death Date: 1839

Death Location: Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States

Father: Richard Woolsey

Mother: Margaret Plumsted

Spouse(s): Abigail Schaffer

Children(s): Henry Woolsey, Thomas Woolsey, Hyrum Woolsey, Richard Woolsey, John Woolsey, Mary Woolsey, Agatha Woolsey, Nancy Woolsey, Elizabeth Woolsey, Sarah Woolsey, Rachel Woolsey, William Woolsey

In 1771, Joseph Woolsey entered the world in Ulster, New York, United States, born to Richard Woolsey and Margaret Plumsted. Joseph Woolsey married Abigail Schaffer, and had children including Henry Hopkins Woolsey, Thomas Woolsey, Hyrum Woolsey, Richard Woolsey, John Woolsey, Mary Woolsey, Agatha Ann Woolsey, Nancy Woolsey, Elizabeth Woolsey, Sarah Woolsey, Rachel Andora Woolsey, William Andrew Woolsey. Joseph Woolsey passed away in 1839 in Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1771, Joseph Woolsey entered the world in Ulster, New York, United States, born to Richard Woolsey and Margaret Plumsted.
  • Joseph Woolsey married Abigail Schaffer, and had children including Henry Hopkins Woolsey, Thomas Woolsey, Hyrum Woolsey, Richard Woolsey, John Woolsey, Mary Woolsey, Agatha Ann Woolsey, Nancy Woolsey, Elizabeth Woolsey, Sarah Woolsey, Rachel Andora Woolsey, William Andrew Woolsey.
  • Joseph Woolsey passed away in 1839 in Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Woolsey
1750 – 1832
Birth Location: Bedford, Westchester, New York, United States
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Margaret Plumsted
1745 –
Birth Location: New York, United States
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Schaffer
1786 – 1848
Birth Location: Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Children(s)

Henry Woolsey
1799 – 1848
Birth Location: Lincoln, Kentucky, United States
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Thomas Woolsey
1805 – 1897
Birth Location: Lincoln, Kentucky, United States
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Hyrum Woolsey
1807 –
Birth Location: Fishing Creek, Lincoln, Kentucky
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Richard Woolsey
1808 – 1878
Birth Location: Fayette, Kentucky, United States
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John Woolsey
1810 – 1847
Birth Location: Fishing Creek, Lincoln County (Pulaski), Kentucky, United States
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Mary Woolsey
1812 – 1837
Birth Location: Pulaski, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
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Agatha Woolsey
1814 – 1866
Birth Location: Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, United States
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Nancy Woolsey
1817 –
Birth Location: Anderson, Kentucky, United States
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Elizabeth Woolsey
1818 – 1847
Birth Location: Jessamine, Kentucky, United States
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Sarah Woolsey
1820 – 1899
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
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Rachel Woolsey
1825 – 1912
Birth Location: Danville, Mercer, Kentucky, United States
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William Woolsey
1833 – 1893
Birth Location: Randolph, Illinois, United States
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Joseph Woolsey's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Woolsey
1771 – 1839
Birth Place: Ulster, New York, United States
Parents
Richard Woolsey
1750 – 1832
Bedford, Westchester, New York, United States
Margaret Plumsted
1745 –
New York, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (W) Woolsey
1719 – 1794
Bedford, Westchester, New York, United States
Sarah Pierce
1718 – 1794
Bedford, Westchester, New York, United States
Joseph Plumstead
1720 – 1753
Marlborough MM, Ulster, Colony of New York, British Colonial America
Sarah Nelson
1718 – 1828
Bedford, Westchester, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Woolsey
1697 – 1782
Sarah Fowler
1698 – 1789
John Pierce
1691 – 1726
Sarah Blount
1690 – 1808
John Plumstead
1703 – 1768
Mary Coldham
1703 –
John Nelson
1701 – 1755
Elizabeth Delamar
1705 – 1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Woolsey
1655 – 1740
Ruth Bayles
1660 – 1713
William Fowler
1660 – 1714
Mary Thorne
1659 – 1714
Thomas Pierce
1669 – 1756
Mary Kent
1669 – 1749
Thomas Blount
1650 – 1706
Thomas Plumsted
1671 – 1748
Mary Rummals
1673 –
John Nelson
1670 – 1760
Ann Bell
1680 – 1746

Joseph Woolsey's Descendants

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Joseph Woolsey (1771 – 1839) m. Abigail Schaffer (13 SEP 1786 – 3 SEP 1848)
  1. 1. Henry (Hopkins) Woolsey (ABT 1799 – 1 MAY 1848) m. Mary Casteen (1803 – AFT 1860)
  2. 2. Thomas Woolsey (3 NOV 1805 – 5 JAN 1897) m. Mary Burrell (11 APR 1813 – 2 APR 1897) m. Eliza (Ann) Holdway (ABT 1805 – ABT 1903) m. Catherine (Lukettis) Hickerson (3 FEB 1818 – ) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Holdaway (14 JUL 1829 – 14 JAN 1905) m. Julia (Ann) Mitchell (18 FEB 1828 – 10 JAN 1896) m. Mary Lane (13 MAR 1847 – BEF 1880) m. Lucretia Willis (27 APR 1800 – 15 AUG 1850) m. Susan (Maria) Miles (28 OCT 1851 – 4 OCT 1916)
  3. 3. Hyrum Woolsey (4 MAY 1807 – ) m. Rachael Mitchell (1807 – )
  4. 4. Richard Woolsey (28 AUG 1808 – 13 FEB 1878) m. Clarissa Cole (6 MAY 1825 – 13 MAR 1885)
    1. 1. Sarah (Abigail) Woolsey (23 JAN 1848 – 5 MAY 1902) m. St. (Clair) Forsha (26 JAN 1833 – 11 JAN 1892)
    2. 2. Brigham (H) Woolsey (8 OCT 1850 – 8 OCT 1850)
    3. 3. Mary (E) Woolsey (27 APR 1852 – 27 APR 1852)
    4. 4. James (Richard) Woolsey (15 APR 1854 – 21 NOV 1909) m. Roxene (Seaney) Hale (14 JAN 1860 – 21 APR 1937)
      1. 1. James (Richard) Woolsey (10 FEB 1884 – 15 FEB 1884)
      2. 2. Clarrissa (May) Woolsey (4 JAN 1885 – 2 NOV 1969) m. Howard (Spencer) Noyes (15 JAN 1882 – 1 MAR 1959)
        1. 1. Nelda (May) Noyes (24 AUG 1906 – 2 AUG 1908)
        2. 2. Ada (Frances) Noyes (3 FEB 1908 – 23 APR 1965) m. Hyrum (William) Olsen (12 APR 1906 – 12 JUN 1973)
        3. 3. Walter (Howard) Noyes (14 JUL 1911 – 23 APR 1958) m. Annie (Josephine) Boren (23 FEB 1914 – 12 DEC 2006)
        4. 4. Edna (Elizabeth) Noyes (26 NOV 1913 – 14 MAY 2002) m. Melvin (Lavell) Norton (25 MAY 1913 – 1 JUN 2000)
        5. 5. Fredrick (Franklin) Noyes (24 MAR 1916 – 13 JAN 1984) m. Ada Thompson (4 MAY 1924 – 3 DEC 1995)
        6. 6. James (Richard) Noyes (6 DEC 1918 – 14 JUL 2003) m. Leah (Virginia) Henrie (5 DEC 1923 – 24 SEP 2006)
        7. 7. Benjamin Noyes (22 JAN 1921 – 2 SEP 2009)
        8. 8. Sylvester Noyes (26 AUG 1923 – 10 FEB 1924)
        9. 9. Lloyd (D) Noyes (11 MAY 1925 – ) m. Hope (Grace) Mortensen (30 NOV 1926 – )
      3. 3. William (Andrew) Woolsey (1 FEB 1887 – 5 DEC 1960) m. Katy Burgess (26 FEB 1889 – 20 DEC 1916)
      4. 4. Walter Woolsey (1889 – 1889)
      5. 5. Maud Woolsey (5 AUG 1893 – 23 FEB 1943) m. John (Emery) Bigelow (17 DEC 1891 – 4 FEB 1926) m. Joel (Brooks) Hardy (24 MAR 1890 – 13 APR 1958)
      6. 6. Grace Woolsey (17 MAY 1895 – 17 SEP 1963) m. George (Washington) Waterman (22 FEB 1894 – 27 OCT 1986)
    5. 5. Wilford (Woodruff) Woolsey (11 JAN 1857 – 28 JUN 1861)
    6. 6. David (Mark) Woolsey (13 JAN 1859 – 1 AUG 1936) m. Mary Ipson (27 APR 1864 – 4 DEC 1889) m. Sarah Ipson (13 MAR 1860 – 10 JUN 1948)
    7. 7. Orson Woolsey (25 APR 1861 – 25 JUN 1861)
    8. 8. Rachel (E) Woolsey (2 JUL 1862 – 2 JUL 1862)
    9. 9. Melissa Woolsey (2 NOV 1862 – 6 MAY 1866)
    10. 10. Martin (Owen) Woolsey (17 MAY 1864 – 10 JAN 1945) m. Sarah (Emily) Woolsey (6 MAR 1861 – 17 NOV 1920) m. Janette Lemmon (30 DEC 1893 – 6 MAY 1971)
    11. 11. Agatha (Adeline) Woolsey (3 MAR 1866 – 3 NOV 1946) m. Jesse (Payton) Holt (11 OCT 1863 – 2 JUL 1944)
  5. 5. John Woolsey (ABT 1810 – 12 MAR 1847) m. Jane Haley (1814 – AFT 19 MAR 1863)
  6. 6. Mary Woolsey (1812 – BEF 1837) m. Thomas Whitson (1796 – AFT JUN 1870)
  7. 7. Agatha (Ann) Woolsey (18 JAN 1814 – 4 JUN 1866) m. John (Doyle) Lee (6 SEP 1812 – )
  8. 8. Nancy Woolsey (ABT 1817 – ) m. Thomas (A) Gatewood (1806 – AFT 1870)
  9. 9. Elizabeth Woolsey (25 MAR 1818 – 8 AUG 1847) m. John (Bunyon) Heninger (23 NOV 1819 – 27 JUN 1908)
  10. 10. Sarah Woolsey (2 OCT 1820 – 21 FEB 1899) m. William (M.) Stevens (1814 – AUG 1834) m. George (Washington) Hickerson (13 DEC 1813 – 17 AUG 1884)
  11. 11. Rachel (Andora) Woolsey (5 AUG 1825 – 7 JUL 1912) m. John (Doyle) Lee (6 SEP 1812 – )
  12. 12. William (Andrew) Woolsey (1 JAN 1833 – 8 DEC 1893) m. Emily (Amanda) Rockwell (31 JAN 1833 – 28 MAR 1908) m. Ann Jones (13 JUN 1832 – 8 SEP 1910)

Joseph Woolsey's Timeline

3 Records

1771
1771
Birth of Joseph Woolsey in Ulster, New York, United States
Ulster, New York, United States
1839
1839
Age 68
Death of Joseph Woolsey in Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States
Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States
1839
1839
Age 68
Burial of Joseph Woolsey in Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States
Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Ulster, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1839
    Event Place: Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1839
    Event Place: Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States
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