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Josiah Woolsey 1738 – 1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1738

Birth Location: Bedford, Westchester Co., New York

Death Date: BEF 3 DEC 1779

Death Location: Bedford, Westchester Co., New York

Father: John Woolsey

Mother: Sarah Fowler

Spouse(s): Mary Owen

Children(s):

The story of Josiah Woolsey began in 1738 in Bedford, Westchester Co., New York. Josiah Woolsey married Mary Owen. Josiah Woolsey passed away in 1779 in Bedford, Westchester Co., New York.

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Biography

  • The story of Josiah Woolsey began in 1738 in Bedford, Westchester Co., New York.
  • Josiah Woolsey married Mary Owen.
  • Josiah Woolsey passed away in 1779 in Bedford, Westchester Co., New York.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Josiah Woolsey's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Woolsey
1738 – 1779
Birth Place: Bedford, Westchester Co., New York
Parents
John Woolsey
1691 – 1751
Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, British Colonial America
Sarah Fowler
1698 – 1779
Flushing, Queens, New York, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Thomas Woosley
1663 – 1715
Ireland
Mary (Ann Ousley-Woosley) Harris
1668 – 1715
Ireland
William Fowler
1660 – 1714
Providence, Providence, Colony of Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Mary Thorne
1669 – 1714
Flushing, Queens, Colony of New York, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
John Woosley
1636 –
Johane Stocker
Henry Fowler
1632 – 1687
Rebecca Newell
1637 – 1680
John Thorne
1643 – 1709
Mary Parsell
1644 – 1709
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Woosley
1605 – 1650
Joane Collins
1605 – 1640
William Stocker
1600 – 1644
Joane Repington
1607 –
Henry II
1590 – 1633
Mrs Fowler
1587 –
Abraham Newell
1581 – 1672
Frances
1582 – 1682
William Thorne
1616 – 1674
Susannah Booth
1617 – 1678
Nicholas Parsell
1617 – 1689
Mary Dam
1621 – 1645

Josiah Woolsey's Timeline

3 Records

1738
1738
Birth of Josiah Woolsey in Bedford, Westchester Co., New York
Bedford, Westchester Co., New York
1779
BEF 3 DEC 1779
Age 41
Death of Josiah Woolsey in Bedford, Westchester Co., New York
Bedford, Westchester Co., New York
1780
1780
Age 42
Burial of Josiah Woolsey in Bedford, Westchester, Ny, USA
Bedford, Westchester, Ny, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: Bedford, Westchester Co., New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BEF 3 DEC 1779
    Event Place: Bedford, Westchester Co., New York

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Bedford, Westchester, Ny, USA

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