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Richard Woolsey 1808 – 1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 AUG 1808

Birth Location: Fayette, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 13 FEB 1878

Death Location: New Harmony, Washington, Utah, United States

Father: Joseph Woolsey

Mother: Abigail Schaffer

Spouse(s): Clarissa Cole

Children(s): Sarah Woolsey, Brigham Woolsey, Mary Woolsey, James Woolsey, Wilford Woolsey, David Woolsey, Orson Woolsey, Rachel Woolsey, Melissa Woolsey, Martin Woolsey, Agatha Woolsey

The story of Richard Woolsey began in 1808 in Fayette, Kentucky, United States. Richard Woolsey married Clarissa Cole, and had children including Sarah Abigail Woolsey, Brigham H Woolsey, Mary E Woolsey, James Richard Woolsey, Wilford Woodruff Woolsey, David Mark Woolsey, Orson Woolsey, Rachel E Woolsey, Melissa Woolsey, Martin Owen Woolsey, Agatha Adeline Woolsey. Richard Woolsey passed away in 1878 in New Harmony, Washington, Utah, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Woolsey began in 1808 in Fayette, Kentucky, United States.
  • Richard Woolsey married Clarissa Cole, and had children including Sarah Abigail Woolsey, Brigham H Woolsey, Mary E Woolsey, James Richard Woolsey, Wilford Woodruff Woolsey, David Mark Woolsey, Orson Woolsey, Rachel E Woolsey, Melissa Woolsey, Martin Owen Woolsey, Agatha Adeline Woolsey.
  • Richard Woolsey passed away in 1878 in New Harmony, Washington, Utah, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Woolsey
1771 – 1839
Birth Location: Ulster, New York, United States
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Abigail Schaffer
1786 – 1848
Birth Location: Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Clarissa Cole
1825 – 1885
Birth Location: Penfield, Monroe, New York, United States
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Children(s)

Sarah Woolsey
1848 – 1902
Birth Location: Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States
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Brigham Woolsey
1850 – 1850
Birth Location: Iowa, United States
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Mary Woolsey
1852 – 1852
Birth Location: South Weber, Davis, Utah, United States
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James Woolsey
1854 – 1909
Birth Location: Weber, Utah Territory, United States
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Wilford Woolsey
1857 – 1861
Birth Location: New Harmony, Washington, Utah, United States
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David Woolsey
1859 – 1936
Birth Location: New Harmony, Washington, Utah, United States
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Orson Woolsey
1861 – 1861
Birth Location: New Harmony, Washington, Utah, United States
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Rachel Woolsey
1862 – 1862
Birth Location: New Harmony, Washington, Utah, United States
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Melissa Woolsey
1862 – 1866
Birth Location: New Harmony, Washington, Utah, United States
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Martin Woolsey
1864 – 1945
Birth Location: New Harmony, Washington, Utah, United States
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Agatha Woolsey
1866 – 1946
Birth Location: New Harmony, Washington, Utah, United States
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Richard Woolsey's Ancestors

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Richard Woolsey
1808 – 1878
Birth Place: Fayette, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Joseph Woolsey
1771 – 1839
Ulster, New York, United States
Abigail Schaffer
1786 – 1848
Frederick, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Richard Woolsey
1750 – 1832
Bedford, Westchester, New York, United States
Margaret Plumsted
1745 –
New York, United States
John Schaffer
1760 – 1810
Washington, Maryland, United States
Nancy (Ann) Hopkins
1769 –
Frederick, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Woolsey
1719 – 1794
Sarah Pierce
1718 – 1794
Joseph Plumstead
1720 – 1753
Sarah Nelson
1718 – 1828
Jacob Shaffer
1734 – 1800
Abigail Oliver
1738 – 1801
John Hopkins
1741 – 1792
Mary Luck
1744 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Woolsey
1697 – 1782
Sarah Fowler
1698 – 1789
John Pierce
1691 – 1726
Sarah Blount
1690 – 1808
John Plumstead
1703 – 1768
Mary Coldham
1703 –
John Nelson
1701 – 1755
Elizabeth Delamar
1705 – 1755
Anna Mueck
1657 – 1709
Jacob Oliver
1657 –
Jacob Oliver
Arthur Hopkins
1690 – 1767
Elizabeth Pettus
1702 – 1767
Andrew Luck
1717 –
Nancy Lucinda
1720 –

Richard Woolsey's Descendants

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Richard Woolsey (28 AUG 1808 – 13 FEB 1878) m. Clarissa Cole (6 MAY 1825 – 13 MAR 1885)
  1. 1. Sarah (Abigail) Woolsey (23 JAN 1848 – 5 MAY 1902) m. St. (Clair) Forsha (26 JAN 1833 – 11 JAN 1892)
  2. 2. Brigham (H) Woolsey (8 OCT 1850 – 8 OCT 1850)
  3. 3. Mary (E) Woolsey (27 APR 1852 – 27 APR 1852)
  4. 4. James (Richard) Woolsey (15 APR 1854 – 21 NOV 1909) m. Roxene (Seaney) Hale (14 JAN 1860 – 21 APR 1937)
    1. 1. James (Richard) Woolsey (10 FEB 1884 – 15 FEB 1884)
    2. 2. Clarrissa (May) Woolsey (4 JAN 1885 – 2 NOV 1969) m. Howard (Spencer) Noyes (15 JAN 1882 – 1 MAR 1959)
      1. 1. Nelda (May) Noyes (24 AUG 1906 – 2 AUG 1908)
      2. 2. Ada (Frances) Noyes (3 FEB 1908 – 23 APR 1965) m. Hyrum (William) Olsen (12 APR 1906 – 12 JUN 1973)
      3. 3. Walter (Howard) Noyes (14 JUL 1911 – 23 APR 1958) m. Annie (Josephine) Boren (23 FEB 1914 – 12 DEC 2006)
      4. 4. Edna (Elizabeth) Noyes (26 NOV 1913 – 14 MAY 2002) m. Melvin (Lavell) Norton (25 MAY 1913 – 1 JUN 2000)
      5. 5. Fredrick (Franklin) Noyes (24 MAR 1916 – 13 JAN 1984) m. Ada Thompson (4 MAY 1924 – 3 DEC 1995)
      6. 6. James (Richard) Noyes (6 DEC 1918 – 14 JUL 2003) m. Leah (Virginia) Henrie (5 DEC 1923 – 24 SEP 2006)
      7. 7. Benjamin Noyes (22 JAN 1921 – 2 SEP 2009)
      8. 8. Sylvester Noyes (26 AUG 1923 – 10 FEB 1924)
      9. 9. Lloyd (D) Noyes (11 MAY 1925 – ) m. Hope (Grace) Mortensen (30 NOV 1926 – )
        1. 1. Gary (Lloyd) Noyes (30 JUN 1953 – 12 SEP 2010) m. Elizabeth (Roxanne Randall) Noyes (ABT 1730 – 8 MAY 1819)
        2. 2. Brenda (Kay) Noyes (25 APR 1959 – ) m. Mark (Allen) Dube (17 AUG 1963 – ) m. Steven (Jay) Chadwick (2 FEB 1956 – )
        3. 3. Peggy Noyes
        4. 4. David Noyes m. Janet Noyes
    3. 3. William (Andrew) Woolsey (1 FEB 1887 – 5 DEC 1960) m. Katy Burgess (26 FEB 1889 – 20 DEC 1916)
    4. 4. Walter Woolsey (1889 – 1889)
    5. 5. Maud Woolsey (5 AUG 1893 – 23 FEB 1943) m. John (Emery) Bigelow (17 DEC 1891 – 4 FEB 1926) m. Joel (Brooks) Hardy (24 MAR 1890 – 13 APR 1958)
    6. 6. Grace Woolsey (17 MAY 1895 – 17 SEP 1963) m. George (Washington) Waterman (22 FEB 1894 – 27 OCT 1986)
  5. 5. Wilford (Woodruff) Woolsey (11 JAN 1857 – 28 JUN 1861)
  6. 6. David (Mark) Woolsey (13 JAN 1859 – 1 AUG 1936) m. Mary Ipson (27 APR 1864 – 4 DEC 1889) m. Sarah Ipson (13 MAR 1860 – 10 JUN 1948)
  7. 7. Orson Woolsey (25 APR 1861 – 25 JUN 1861)
  8. 8. Rachel (E) Woolsey (2 JUL 1862 – 2 JUL 1862)
  9. 9. Melissa Woolsey (2 NOV 1862 – 6 MAY 1866)
  10. 10. Martin (Owen) Woolsey (17 MAY 1864 – 10 JAN 1945) m. Sarah (Emily) Woolsey (6 MAR 1861 – 17 NOV 1920) m. Janette Lemmon (30 DEC 1893 – 6 MAY 1971)
  11. 11. Agatha (Adeline) Woolsey (3 MAR 1866 – 3 NOV 1946) m. Jesse (Payton) Holt (11 OCT 1863 – 2 JUL 1944)

Richard Woolsey's Timeline

3 Records

1808
28 AUG 1808
Birth of Richard Woolsey in Fayette, Kentucky, United States
Fayette, Kentucky, United States
1878
13 FEB 1878
Age 70
Death of Richard Woolsey in New Harmony, Washington, Utah, United States
New Harmony, Washington, Utah, United States
1878
FEB 1878
Age 70
Burial of Richard Woolsey in New Harmony Cemetery, New Harmony, Washington, Utah, United States
New Harmony Cemetery, New Harmony, Washington, Utah, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 AUG 1808
    Event Place: Fayette, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 FEB 1878
    Event Place: New Harmony, Washington, Utah, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: FEB 1878
    Event Place: New Harmony Cemetery, New Harmony, Washington, Utah, United States
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