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Joseph Henry Woolsey 1775 – 1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1775

Birth Location: Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 1839

Death Location: Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States

Father: Richard Woolsey

Mother: Nancy Plumstead

Spouse(s): Abigail Schaffer

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

The story of Joseph Henry Woolsey began in 1775 in Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, United States. Joseph Henry Woolsey married Abigail Schaffer, and had children including Thomas Woolsey, Hyrum Woolsey, Richard Woolsey, John Woolsey, Mary Woolsey, Agatha Ann Woolsey, Nancy Woolsey, Elizabeth Woolsey, Sarah Woolsey, James Hopkins Woolsey, Rachel Andora Woolsey, William Andrew Woolsey. Joseph Henry Woolsey passed away in 1839 in Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Henry Woolsey began in 1775 in Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, United States.
  • Joseph Henry Woolsey married Abigail Schaffer, and had children including Thomas Woolsey, Hyrum Woolsey, Richard Woolsey, John Woolsey, Mary Woolsey, Agatha Ann Woolsey, Nancy Woolsey, Elizabeth Woolsey, Sarah Woolsey, James Hopkins Woolsey, Rachel Andora Woolsey, William Andrew Woolsey.
  • Joseph Henry Woolsey passed away in 1839 in Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Woolsey's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Woolsey
1775 – 1839
Birth Place: Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Richard Woolsey
1750 – 1825
Bedford, Westchester, New York, British Colonial America
Nancy (Ann) Plumstead
1749 – 1830
Bedford, Westchester, New York, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (W.) Woolsey
1719 – 1794
Bedford, Westchester, New York, United States
Sarah Pierce
1720 – 1794
Bedford, Westchester, New York, United States
Joseph Plumsted
1728 – 1753
Bedford, Westchester, New York, United States
Sarah Nelson
1729 – 1828
Bedford, Westchester, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Woolsey
1697 – 1777
Sarah Fowler
1698 – 1779
John Pierce
1690 – 1784
Sarah
1699 –
John Plumsted
1703 – 1768
Mary Loldham
1702 –
John Nelson
1701 – 1755
Elizabeth Delamar
1705 – 1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Woolsey
1655 – 1730
Ruth Bailey
1660 – 1713
William Fowler
1660 – 1714
Mary Thorne
1669 – 1714
Thomas Pierce
1664 –
Hannah Pierce
1669 –
Mathew Plumsted
1669 – 1714
Sarah Hinde
1673 – 1746
John Nelson
1670 – 1760
Ann Bell
1680 – 1746

Joseph Woolsey's Descendants

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Joseph (Henry) Woolsey (1775 – 1839) m. Abigail Schaffer (13 SEP 1786 – 3 SEP 1848)
  1. 1. 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. Julia (Ann) Mitchell (18 FEB 1828 – 10 JAN 1896) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Holdaway (14 JUL 1829 – 14 JAN 1905) m. Mary Lane (ABT 1825 – BEF 1880) m. Lucretia Willis (27 APR 1800 – 15 AUG 1850) m. Susan (Maria) Miles (28 OCT 1851 – 4 OCT 1916)
  2. 2. Hyrum Woolsey (4 MAY 1807 – ) m. Rachael Mitchell (1807 – )
  3. 3. 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 (Hyrum) 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) m. Ruth (Joann) Bentley (27 NOV 1922 – 31 OCT 2016)
        8. 8. Sylvester Noyes (26 AUG 1923 – 10 FEB 1924)
        9. 9. Lloyd Noyes (11 MAY 1925 – ) m. Hope 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. Melissa (Ann) Woolsey (2 NOV 1856 – 6 MAY 1866)
    6. 6. Wilford (Woodruff) Woolsey (11 JAN 1857 – 28 JUN 1861)
    7. 7. 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)
    8. 8. Orson Woolsey (25 APR 1861 – 25 JUN 1861)
    9. 9. Rachel (E) Woolsey (2 JUL 1862 – 2 JUL 1862)
    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)
  4. 4. John Woolsey (ABT 1810 – 12 MAR 1847) m. Jane Haley (1810 – AFT 19 MAR 1863)
  5. 5. Mary Woolsey (1812 – BEF 1837) m. Thomas Whitson (1796 – AFT JUN 1870)
  6. 6. Agatha (Ann) Woolsey (18 JAN 1814 – 4 JUN 1866) m. John (Doyle) Lee (6 SEP 1812 – 23 MAR 1877)
  7. 7. Nancy Woolsey (DEC 1817 – 1900) m. Thomas (A) Gatewood (1806 – 1878)
  8. 8. Elizabeth Woolsey (25 MAR 1818 – 8 AUG 1847) m. John (Bunyon) Heninger (23 NOV 1819 – 27 JUN 1908)
  9. 9. 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)
  10. 10. James (Hopkins) Woolsey (2 MAR 1822 – 15 OCT 1903) m. Lovina Patterson (9 JAN 1824 – 21 SEP 1908) m. Sarah (Henrierra) Barney (1823 – 8 MAR 1878) m. Mary (Ann) Donnelly (26 JAN 1834 – 26 JAN 1923) m. Elizabeth Creed (1 DEC 1818 – 24 FEB 1883)
  11. 11. Rachel (Andora) Woolsey (5 AUG 1825 – 7 JUL 1912) m. John (Doyle) Lee (6 SEP 1812 – 23 MAR 1877)
  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

1775
1775
Birth of Joseph Henry Woolsey in Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, United States
Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, United States
1839
1839
Age 64
Death of Joseph Henry Woolsey in Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States
Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States
1839
1839
Age 64
Burial of Joseph Henry Woolsey in Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States
Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, 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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