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Richard Woolsey 1808–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 August 1808

Birth Location: Fayette, Fayette, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 13 February 1878

Death Location: New Harmony, Washington County, Utah, United States of America

Father: Joseph Woolsey

Mother: Mary Cazaire

Spouse(s): Clarissa Woolsey

Children(s): William Woolsey, David Woolsey, Sarah Forsha, James Woolsey, Martin Woolsey, Milisa Woolsey, Orson Woolsey, Wilford Woolsey, Julia Dix, Thomas Woolsey, Agatha Holt

Richard Woolsey was born in 1808 in Fayette, Fayette, Kentucky, USA, the child of Joseph Henry Woolsey And Mary Polly Cazaire. Richard Woolsey married Clarissa Woolsey, and had children including Agatha Adeline Woolsey Holt, David Mark Woolsey, James Richard Woolsey, Julia Ann Woolsey Dix, Martin Owen Woolsey, Milisa Ann Woolsey, Orson Woolsey, Sarah Abigail Woolsey Forsha, Thomas Woolsey, Wilford Woodruff Woolsey, William Andrew Woolsey. Richard Woolsey passed away in 1878 in New Harmony, Washington County, Utah, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Richard Woolsey was born in 1808 in Fayette, Fayette, Kentucky, USA, the child of Joseph Henry Woolsey And Mary Polly Cazaire.
  • Richard Woolsey married Clarissa Woolsey, and had children including Agatha Adeline Woolsey Holt, David Mark Woolsey, James Richard Woolsey, Julia Ann Woolsey Dix, Martin Owen Woolsey, Milisa Ann Woolsey, Orson Woolsey, Sarah Abigail Woolsey Forsha, Thomas Woolsey, Wilford Woodruff Woolsey, William Andrew Woolsey.
  • Richard Woolsey passed away in 1878 in New Harmony, Washington County, Utah, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Richard Woolsey's Ancestors

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Richard Woolsey
1808–1878
Birth Place: Fayette, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Joseph Henry Woolsey
1775–1839
Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Polly) Cazaire
1776–1802
Virginia
Grandparents
Richard Woolsey
1750–1832
Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA
Nancy (Ann) Plumstead
1750–1795
Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Woolsey
1719–1794
Elizabeth Walters\Waters
1720–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Woolsey
1697–1782
Sarah Fowler
1698–1783

Richard Woolsey's Descendants

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Richard Woolsey (28 August 1808–13 February 1878) m. Clarissa Woolsey (6 May 1827–1886)
  1. 1. William (Andrew) Woolsey 1844–1909
  2. 2. David (Mark) Woolsey 1859–1936
  3. 3. Sarah (Abigail Woolsey) Forsha 1848–1902
  4. 4. James (Richard) Woolsey 1852–1909
  5. 5. Martin (Owen) Woolsey 1864–1945
  6. 6. Milisa (Ann) Woolsey 1856–1862
  7. 7. Orson Woolsey 1861–1861
  8. 8. Wilford (Woodruff) Woolsey 1857–1861
  9. 9. Julia (Ann Woolsey) Dix 1831–1926
  10. 10. Thomas Woolsey 1837–1922
  11. 11. Agatha (Adeline Woolsey) Holt 1866–1946

Richard Woolsey's Timeline

2 Records

1808
28 August 1808
Birth of Richard Woolsey in Fayette, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Fayette, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
1878
13 February 1878
Age 70
Death of Richard Woolsey in New Harmony, Washington, Utah, USA
New Harmony, Washington, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 August 1808
    Event Place: Fayette, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 February 1878
    Event Place: New Harmony, Washington, Utah, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Harmony, Washington County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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