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Mehitable (Hetty) Wilcox 1750–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1750

Birth Location: Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 14 Jul 1823

Death Location: Cambridge, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Benjamin Wilcox

Mother: Esther Sheffield

Spouse(s): Woodward Sanford

Children(s): Encom SANFORD, Alice Sanford, Elizabeth Sanford, Esther Sanford, Frances Sanford, Joshua Sanford, Peleg Sanford, Phoebe Sanford, Sarah Sanford, Susannah Sanford, Thomas Sanford

In 1750, Mehitable (Hetty) Wilcox entered the world in Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, USA, born to Benjamin Wilcox And Esther Sheffield. Mehitable (Hetty) Wilcox married Woodward Sanford, and had children including Alice Sanford, Elizabeth Sanford, Encom Sanford, Esther Sanford, Frances Sanford, Joshua Sanford, Peleg Sanford, Phoebe Sanford, Sarah Sanford, Susannah Sanford, Thomas Wilcox Sanford. Mehitable (Hetty) Wilcox passed away in 1823 in Cambridge, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1750, Mehitable (Hetty) Wilcox entered the world in Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, USA, born to Benjamin Wilcox And Esther Sheffield.
  • Mehitable (Hetty) Wilcox married Woodward Sanford, and had children including Alice Sanford, Elizabeth Sanford, Encom Sanford, Esther Sanford, Frances Sanford, Joshua Sanford, Peleg Sanford, Phoebe Sanford, Sarah Sanford, Susannah Sanford, Thomas Wilcox Sanford.
  • Mehitable (Hetty) Wilcox passed away in 1823 in Cambridge, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Wilcox
1719–1813
Birth Location: Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
BW
Esther Sheffield
1720–1813
Birth Location: Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
ES

Spouses(s)

Woodward Sanford
1750–1823
Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
WS

Children(s)

Encom SANFORD
1772–1865
Birth Location: Newport, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
ES
Alice Sanford
1776–
Birth Location: Newport, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
AS
Elizabeth Sanford
1781–
Birth Location: Newport, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
ES
Esther Sanford
1786–1868
Birth Location: Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
ES
Frances Sanford
1778–
Birth Location: Newport, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
FS
Joshua Sanford
1782–1845
Birth Location: –
JS
Peleg Sanford
1774–1853
Birth Location: Newport, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
PS
Phoebe Sanford
1788–
Birth Location: Newport, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
PS
Sarah Sanford
1776–
Birth Location: Newport, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
SS
Susannah Sanford
1784–
Birth Location: Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
SS
Thomas Sanford
1792–
Birth Location: Newport Twp, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Mehitable Wilcox's Ancestors

Self
Mehitable Wilcox
1750–1823
Birth Place: Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Benjamin Wilcox
1719–1813
Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Esther Sheffield
1720–1813
Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Stephen Wilcox
1694–1766
Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Alice Brownell
1695–1744
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Wilcox
1670–1736
Elizabeth Crandall
1672–1704
William Brownell
1637–1715
Mary Pearce
1654–1736
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mehitable Wilcox's Descendants

1.
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Mehitable ((Hetty)) Wilcox (1750–14 Jul 1823) m. Woodward Sanford (About 1750–14 July 1823)
  1. 1. Encom SANFORD 1772–1865 m. Sarah Mann 1781–1820
    1. 1. John (Edward) Sanford 1798–1874 m. Elsie (Alice Harvey) SANFORD 1800–1871
      1. 1. Esther Sanford 1845–1909 m. John (Joseph) Macumber 1851–1929
        1. 1. Alice (Malinda) Macumber 1879–1972 m. Charles (I.) Buist 1872–1955
  2. 2. Alice Sanford 1776–
  3. 3. Elizabeth Sanford 1781–
  4. 4. Esther Sanford 1786–1868
  5. 5. Frances Sanford 1778–
  6. 6. Joshua Sanford 1782–1845
  7. 7. Peleg Sanford 1774–1853
  8. 8. Phoebe Sanford 1788–
  9. 9. Sarah Sanford 1776–
  10. 10. Susannah Sanford 1784–
  11. 11. Thomas (Wilcox) Sanford 1792–

Mehitable Wilcox's Timeline

2 Records

1750
1750
Birth of Mehitable (Hetty) Wilcox in Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
1823
14 Jul 1823
Age 73
Death of Mehitable (Hetty) Wilcox in Cambridge, Nova Scotia, Canada
Cambridge, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1823
    Event Place: Cambridge, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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