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Richard Woolsey 1697–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1697

Birth Location: Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA

Death Date: 21 Apr 1777

Death Location: Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA

Father: Thomas Woolsey

Mother:

Spouse(s): Sarah Fowler

Children(s): Henry Sr

Richard Woolsey was born in 1697 in Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA, the child of Thomas Woolsey And Ruth Bayless. Richard Woolsey married Sarah Fowler, and had children including Henry Woolsey Sr. Richard Woolsey passed away in 1777 in Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Woolsey was born in 1697 in Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA, the child of Thomas Woolsey And Ruth Bayless.
  • Richard Woolsey married Sarah Fowler, and had children including Henry Woolsey Sr.
  • Richard Woolsey passed away in 1777 in Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA.

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Children(s)

Richard Woolsey's Ancestors

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Richard Woolsey
1697–1777
Birth Place: Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA
Parents
Thomas Woolsey
1655–1730
Hempstead, Long Island, New York, USA
Grandparents
George (Joris) Woolsey
1610–1698
Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Rebecca Cornell
1622–1673
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Woolsey
1584–1623
Abigail Taylor
1588–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Woolsey
1558–1610
Francis Roberts
1558–1652

Richard Woolsey's Descendants

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Richard Woolsey (1697–21 Apr 1777) m. Sarah Fowler (1698–1789)
  1. 1. Henry (Woolsey) Sr 1734–1811 m. Abigail Woolsey 1730–1830
    1. 1. Daniel Woolsey –1845 m. Ann Fuller 1762–1830
      1. 1. Richard (G) Woolsey 1782–1864 m. Susannah Woolsey 1782–1855
        1. 1. John (F.) Woolsey 1821–1881
        2. 2. Eligah Woolsey 1808–1893 m. Aurilla (Amanda) Peckham 1816–1895

Richard Woolsey's Timeline

2 Records

1697
1697
Birth of Richard Woolsey in Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA
Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA
1777
21 Apr 1777
Age 80
Death of Richard Woolsey in Flushing, Queens, New York, United States
Flushing, Queens, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1697
    Event Place: Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3088.026; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1692; Birth city: Flushing; Birth state: NY
    [3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1777
    Event Place: Flushing, Queens, New York, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1692; Birth city: Flushing; Birth state: NY
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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