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Rebecca J Wilson 1825 – 1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1825

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 08 Mar 1892

Death Location: Brandywine, New Castle Co. Delaware

Father: James Wilson

Mother: Mary Phillips

Spouse(s): Alban Oakes

Children(s): Winfield Oakes, Wilson Oakes, Alban Oakes, James Oakes, Elizabeth Oakes

Rebecca J Wilson was born in 1825 in Pennsylvania, the child of James Wilson and Mary Ann Phillips. In 1831, Rebecca J Wilson resided in New Garden, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1860, Rebecca J Wilson resided in Christiana Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, USA. Rebecca J Wilson married Alban Harvey Oakes, and had children including Winfield S Oakes, Wilson Oakes, Alban Isaac Oakes, James Delaplaine Oakes, Elizabeth Y Oakes. Rebecca J Wilson passed away in 1892 in Brandywine, New Castle Co. Delaware.

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Biography

  • Rebecca J Wilson was born in 1825 in Pennsylvania, the child of James Wilson and Mary Ann Phillips.
  • In 1831, Rebecca J Wilson resided in New Garden, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1860, Rebecca J Wilson resided in Christiana Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, USA.
  • Rebecca J Wilson married Alban Harvey Oakes, and had children including Winfield S Oakes, Wilson Oakes, Alban Isaac Oakes, James Delaplaine Oakes, Elizabeth Y Oakes.
  • Rebecca J Wilson passed away in 1892 in Brandywine, New Castle Co. Delaware.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Wilson
1786 – 1852
Birth Location: Cecil County, Maryland
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Mary Phillips
1790 – 1854
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Alban Oakes
1817 – 1892
Birth Location: Delaware
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Children(s)

Winfield Oakes
1847 – 1924
Birth Location: Delaware
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Wilson Oakes
1856 – 1935
Birth Location: Delaware
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Alban Oakes
1858 – 1882
Birth Location: Delaware
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James Oakes
1861 – 1933
Birth Location: Centreville, New Castle, Delaware
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Elizabeth Oakes
1865 – 1892
Birth Location: Delaware
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Rebecca Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Wilson
1825 – 1892
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
James Wilson
1786 – 1852
Cecil County, Maryland
Mary (Ann) Phillips
1790 – 1854
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
William Phillips
1749 – 1824
Mount Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Hannah Patterson
1774 – 1818
Greenwich, Sussex, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Phillips
1702 – 1790
Mary Roberts
1718 – 1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Wilson's Descendants

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Rebecca (J) Wilson (25 Dec 1825 – 08 Mar 1892) m. Alban (Harvey) Oakes (09 Aug 1817 – 15 May 1892)
  1. 1. Winfield (S) Oakes (30 Sep 1847 – 09 Dec 1924)
  2. 2. Wilson Oakes (13 Jul 1856 – 09 Aug 1935)
  3. 3. Alban (Isaac) Oakes (27 Dec 1858 – 29 Oct 1882)
  4. 4. James (Delaplaine) Oakes (04 Mar 1861 – 08 Feb 1933) m. Lillian (E 'Lillie') Way (26 Aug 1862 – 30 Dec 1942)
    1. 1. Rebecca (Elizabeth) Oakes (02 Feb 1883 – 01 Mar 1885)
    2. 2. Elsie (May) Oakes (20 Mar 1888 – 1963) m. George (Franklin) Warren (10 Oct 1880 – 12 November 1950)
      1. 1. Frances (May) Warren (1909 – 8 October 1958)
      2. 2. Lillian (Mary) Warren (13 Nov 1912 – 30 Aug 1991)
      3. 3. George (Franklin) Warren (03 Nov 1919 – 14 Sep 1986)
    3. 3. Marion (Estelle) Oaks (23 Jun 1891 – 13 Feb 1959) m. Alfred (H) Foreman (01 Jun 1891 – )
      1. 1. James (Alfred) Foreman (14 Nov 1910 – 13 Jan 1991) m. Anne (Dorothy) Biebel (abt 1914 – )
        1. 1. James (Leonard) Foreman (22 Oct 1935 – 03 Feb 2014) m. Jane (Lee) Kelly
        2. 2. Janet (E) Foreman (Apr 1937 – ) m. Eugene Liddell m. newborn
      2. 2. Henry (Clifton) Foreman (11 Sep 1915 – 24 Apr 2003) m. Jeannette (Anne) Macnair (abt 1922 – 02 Aug 2008)
        1. 1. Lois (Anne) Foreman (abt 1944 – ) m. Edward (Robert) Sanders (22 Oct 1941 – )
    4. 4. James (Wilson) Oakes (03 Nov 1894 – 25 Nov 1895)
    5. 5. Lillian (Gertrude) Oakes (14 Nov 1897 – 19 Jul 1898)
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Y) Oakes (15 Jan 1865 – 13 Mar 1892)

Rebecca Wilson's Timeline

6 Records

1825
25 Dec 1825
Birth of Rebecca J Wilson in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1831
1831
Age 6
Rebecca J Wilson resided here in New Garden, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
New Garden, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1860
1860
Age 35
Rebecca J Wilson resided here in Christiana Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Christiana Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, USA
1870
1870
Age 45
Rebecca J Wilson resided here in Christiana Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Christiana Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, USA
1880
1880
Age 55
Rebecca J Wilson resided here in Christiana, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Christiana, New Castle, Delaware, USA
1892
08 Mar 1892
Age 67
Death of Rebecca J Wilson in Brandywine, New Castle Co. Delaware
Brandywine, New Castle Co. Delaware

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1825
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Christiana, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: 118; Page: 66D; Enumeration District: 003
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Christiana Hundred, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: M593_120; Page: 494A; Family History Library Film: 545619
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Christiana Hundred, New Castle, Delaware; Page: 18; Family History Library Film: 803097
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [5] Web: Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S., Poor School Children, 1810-1841

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1831
    Event Place: New Garden, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Web: Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S., Poor School Children, 1810-1841

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Christiana Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Christiana Hundred, New Castle, Delaware; Page: 18; Family History Library Film: 803097

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Christiana Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Christiana Hundred, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: M593_120; Page: 494A; Family History Library Film: 545619

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Christiana, New Castle, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Christiana, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: 118; Page: 66D; Enumeration District: 003

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Mar 1892
    Event Place: Brandywine, New Castle Co. Delaware
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Owls Nest, New Castle County, Delaware, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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