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Richard S Woolsey 1744–1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 May 1744

Birth Location: Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA

Death Date: 20 October 1832

Death Location: South Ben, Randolph, Illinois, USA

Father: Thomas Reverand

Mother: Sarah Pierce

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Woolsey, Esther Woolsey, Nancy Plumstead

Children(s): Sarah Woolsey, William Woolsey, Wesley Woolsey, Gene Woolsey, Nathaniel Woolsey, Thomas Woolsey, Joseph Woolsey, Nathaniel Woolsey, Richard Woolsey

Richard S Woolsey was born in 1744 in Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA, the child of Thomas W Woolsey Reverand And Sarah Pierce. Richard S Woolsey married Elizabeth Woolsey, Esther Harcourt Woolsey, Nancy Ann Plumstead, and had children including Gene Woolsey, Joseph Henry Woolsey, Nathaniel Woolsey, Richard Woolsey, Sarah Woolsey, Thomas Woolsey, Wesley Woolsey, William Woolsey. Richard S Woolsey passed away in 1832 in South Ben, Randolph, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard S Woolsey was born in 1744 in Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA, the child of Thomas W Woolsey Reverand And Sarah Pierce.
  • Richard S Woolsey married Elizabeth Woolsey, Esther Harcourt Woolsey, Nancy Ann Plumstead, and had children including Gene Woolsey, Joseph Henry Woolsey, Nathaniel Woolsey, Richard Woolsey, Sarah Woolsey, Thomas Woolsey, Wesley Woolsey, William Woolsey.
  • Richard S Woolsey passed away in 1832 in South Ben, Randolph, Illinois, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Woolsey's Ancestors

Self
Richard Woolsey
1744–1832
Birth Place: Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA
Parents
Thomas W Woolsey Reverand
1719–1794
Bedford, Westchester, New York, United States
Sarah Pierce
1721–1794
Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
Grandparents
Richard Woolsey
1697–1777
Sarah Fowler
1700–1779
Great-Grandparents
George? Woolsey
1655–1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Woolsey's Descendants

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Richard (S) Woolsey (05 May 1744–20 October 1832) m. Elizabeth Woolsey (1760–Mar 1796) m. Esther (Harcourt) Woolsey (abt 1755–Mar 1796) m. Nancy (Ann) Plumstead (1748–1796)
  1. 1. Sarah Woolsey 1776–1849
  2. 2. William Woolsey 1758–
  3. 3. Wesley Woolsey 1773–
  4. 4. Gene Woolsey 1772–1835
  5. 5. Nathaniel Woolsey 1769–
  6. 6. Thomas Woolsey 1770–1770
  7. 7. Joseph (Henry) Woolsey 1771–1840
  8. 8. Nathaniel Woolsey 1774–1850
  9. 9. Richard Woolsey 1776–1832

Richard Woolsey's Timeline

3 Records

1744
05 May 1744
Birth of Richard S Woolsey in Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA
Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA
1832
20 Oct 1832
Age 88
Death of Richard S Woolsey in Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
1832
20 October 1832
Age 88
Death of Richard S Woolsey in South Ben, Randolph, Illinois, USA
South Ben, Randolph, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 May 1744
    Event Place: Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1832
    Event Place: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 October 1832
    Event Place: South Ben, Randolph, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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