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Mary "Polly" Willis 1774 – 1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Apr 1774

Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 30 Jun 1848

Death Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Willes

Mother: Dorcas Hall

Spouse(s): Ezra Rhodes

Children(s): Dorcas Rhodes

Mary "Polly" Willis was born in 1774 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John *** Willis Willes and Dorcas *** (Willis) Hall. Mary "Polly" Willis married Ezra Rhodes, and had children including Dorcas Rhodes. Mary "Polly" Willis passed away in 1848 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary "Polly" Willis was born in 1774 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John *** Willis Willes and Dorcas *** (Willis) Hall.
  • Mary "Polly" Willis married Ezra Rhodes, and had children including Dorcas Rhodes.
  • Mary "Polly" Willis passed away in 1848 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Willes
1748 – 1837
Birth Location: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
JW
Dorcas Hall
1753 –
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
DH

Spouses(s)

Ezra Rhodes
1762 – 1846
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
ER

Children(s)

Dorcas Rhodes
1795 – 1856
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
DR

Mary Willis's Ancestors

Self
Mary Willis
1774 – 1848
Birth Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John *** Willis Willes
1748 – 1837
Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Dorcas (*** (Willis)) Hall
1753 –
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Willis's Descendants

1.
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Mary ("Polly") Willis (17 Apr 1774 – 30 Jun 1848) m. Ezra Rhodes (19 Apr 1762 – 26 Apr 1846)
  1. 1. Dorcas Rhodes (21 Aug 1795 – 16 Apr 1856) m. Nathaniel Ireson (18 Dec 1792 – 28 Mar 1856)
    1. 1. Theodore (Lyman) Ireson (1831 – August 1903) m. Abbie (A.) Ireson (9 September 1845 – March 1915) m. Abigail (A) Gove (9 Sep 1845 – Mar 1915)
      1. 1. Adelaide (Caswell) Ireson (Aug 1883 – 22 Apr 1938) m. Adgar (J) Demers (15 Aug 1879 – 9 Jan 1951) m. Edgar (Abraham) Demers (15 Aug 1879 – 9 Jan 1951)
        1. 1. Malcolm (A) Demers (abt 1907 – )
        2. 2. John (Henry) Demers (11 August 1911 – 2 March 1995) m. Helen (R) Demers (abt 1914 – ) m. Jean (B.) Demers (abt 1936 – 6 Nov 2017)
        3. 3. Robert Demers (abt 1912 – )
        4. 4. Adelie Demers (abt 1913 – )
        5. 5. Ruth Demers (abt 1918 – )
        6. 6. Marie Demers (abt 1925 – )
        7. 7. Eunice (E.) Beaudet (28 October 1926 – September 2007)
        8. 8. Raymond (W) Demers ( – 16 Dec 1909)
    2. 2. Frances (Augusta) Ireson (29 Aug 1830 – 10 Aug 1907)

Mary Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1774
17 Apr 1774
Birth of Mary "Polly" Willis in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1848
30 Jun 1848
Age 74
Death of Mary "Polly" Willis in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1774
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1848
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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