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Richard Woolsey 1808–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 August 1808

Birth Location: Pulaski Fayette KY, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 13 February 1878

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

Father: Joseph Woolsey

Mother: Abagail Shaffer

Spouse(s): Clarissa Cole, Sarah Kinworthy

Children(s): Agatha Woolsey, David Woolsey, James Woolsey, Martin Woolsey, Melissa Woolsey, Orson Woolsey, Sarah Woolsey, Wilford Woolsey, George Woolsey, Joseph Woolsey, Julia Woolsey, Thomas Woolsey

Richard Woolsey was born in 1808 in Pulaski Fayette KY, Kentucky, USA, the child of Joseph Henry Woolsey And Abagail Schaef Shaffer. Richard Woolsey married Clarissa Cole, Hannah Foxall, Sarah Sally Kinworthy, and had children including Agatha Adeline Woolsey, David Mark Woolsey, George W Woolsey, James Woolsey, Joseph Woolsey, Julia Ann Woolsey, Martin Owen Woolsey, Melissa Woolsey, Orson Woolsey, Sarah Abigail Woolsey, Thomas Woolsey, Wilford Woodruff 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 Pulaski Fayette KY, Kentucky, USA, the child of Joseph Henry Woolsey And Abagail Schaef Shaffer.
  • Richard Woolsey married Clarissa Cole, Hannah Foxall, Sarah Sally Kinworthy, and had children including Agatha Adeline Woolsey, David Mark Woolsey, George W Woolsey, James Woolsey, Joseph Woolsey, Julia Ann Woolsey, Martin Owen Woolsey, Melissa Woolsey, Orson Woolsey, Sarah Abigail Woolsey, Thomas Woolsey, Wilford Woodruff Woolsey.
  • Richard Woolsey passed away in 1878 in New Harmony, Washington County, Utah, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Woolsey's Ancestors

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Richard Woolsey
1808–1878
Birth Place: Pulaski Fayette KY, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Joseph Henry Woolsey
1775–1839
Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, USA
Abagail (Schaef) Shaffer
1786–1848
Pulaski, Fayette, KY, USA
Grandparents
John Schaffer
1760–1810
Abigdon, Washington, Colonial, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Ann) Hopkins
1755–1827
Abigdon, Washington, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Woolsey's Descendants

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Richard Woolsey (28 August 1808–13 February 1878) m. Clarissa Cole (6 March 1827–1886) m. Sarah (Sally) Kinworthy (12 January 1809–8 March 1841)
  1. 1. Agatha (Adeline) Woolsey 1866–1946
  2. 2. David (Mark) Woolsey 1859–1936 m. Sarah (J) Riley 1859–
  3. 3. James Woolsey 1854–1902
  4. 4. Martin (Owen) Woolsey 1864–1945
  5. 5. Melissa Woolsey 1862–1862
  6. 6. Orson Woolsey 1861–1861
  7. 7. Sarah (Abigail) Woolsey 1848–1902 m. St. (Clair) Forsha 1833–1892
    1. 1. Kate Forsha 1878–1974
    2. 2. David (Richard) Forsha 1875–1962 m. Emma Forsha 1879–1932 m. Emma Forsha 1879–1932
      1. 1. Mona Forsha 1911–1991 m. Russell Wilklns 1902–
      2. 2. Florence Forsha 1902–1985 m. Joseph (Emmett) Roden 1903–
      3. 3. Walter (Wendell) Forsha 1918–1993 m. Dona (Marie) Curran 1922–
      4. 4. June (Macfarlane) Forsha 1914–2001 m. Alice Rentmeister 1920–2018
      5. 5. Mary Forsha 1899–1987 m. Leland Andrus 1891–1958
      6. 6. Helen Forsha 1905–1999 m. Paul (Adolph) Hafen 1902–1963
        1. 1. Pauline Hafen 1929–2003
      7. 7. Maud Forsha 1908–1999
      8. 8. Marvin (David) Forsha 1907–1977
    3. 3. Clarrisa Forsha 1874–
  8. 8. Wilford (Woodruff) Woolsey 1857–1861
  9. 9. George (W) Woolsey 1839–
  10. 10. Joseph Woolsey 1834–1849
  11. 11. Julia (Ann) Woolsey 1831–1926
  12. 12. Thomas Woolsey 1836–

Richard Woolsey's Timeline

6 Records

1808
28 August 1808
Birth of Richard Woolsey in Pulaski Fayette KY, Kentucky, USA
Pulaski Fayette KY, Kentucky, USA
1841
26 August 1841
Age 33
Richard Woolsey was married in Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, USA
Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, USA
1846
5 February 1846
Age 38
Richard Woolsey was married in Nauvoo Hancock IL, Illinois, USA
Nauvoo Hancock IL, Illinois, USA
1857
5 March 1857
Age 49
Richard Woolsey was married in Salt Lake City Salt Lake UT, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City Salt Lake UT, Utah, USA
1878
13 February 1878
Age 70
Death of Richard Woolsey in New Harmony Wshngt UT, Utah, USA
New Harmony Wshngt UT, Utah, USA
1880
1880
Age 72
Richard Woolsey resided here in Harmony, Kane, Utah, USA
Harmony, Kane, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 August 1808
    Event Place: Pulaski Fayette KY, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Seventy Quorum Membership, 1835-1846
    [2] Utah, U.S., Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2021
    [3] Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 August 1841
    Event Place: Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 February 1846
    Event Place: Nauvoo Hancock IL, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 March 1857
    Event Place: Salt Lake City Salt Lake UT, Utah, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Harmony, Kane, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 February 1878
    Event Place: New Harmony Wshngt UT, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Seventy Quorum Membership, 1835-1846
    [2] Utah, U.S., Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2021
    [3] Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Harmony, Washington County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah, U.S., Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2021
    [2] Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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