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Sarah Mercy Willson 1855 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1855

Birth Location: Aurora, Erie, New York, USA

Death Date: 18 Sep 1914

Death Location: Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA

Father: Ezra Willson

Mother: Anna Kester

Spouse(s): William Dixon

Children(s): William Dixon, Ethel Dixon, Grace Dixon, Edward Dixon

The story of Sarah Mercy Willson began in 1855 in Aurora, Erie, New York, USA. Sarah Mercy Willson married William H Dixon, and had children including William E Dixon, Ethel M Dixon, Grace Emily Dixon, Edward Chester Dixon. Sarah Mercy Willson passed away in 1914 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Mercy Willson began in 1855 in Aurora, Erie, New York, USA.
  • Sarah Mercy Willson married William H Dixon, and had children including William E Dixon, Ethel M Dixon, Grace Emily Dixon, Edward Chester Dixon.
  • Sarah Mercy Willson passed away in 1914 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ezra Willson
1819 – 1898
Birth Location: Independence, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
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Anna Kester
1825 – 1898
Birth Location: Hamburg, Erie, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Dixon
1853 – 1918
Birth Location: Canada
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Children(s)

William Dixon
1879 – 1957
Birth Location: Canada
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Ethel Dixon
1889 – 1974
Birth Location: Wisner, Cuming, Nebraska, USA
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Grace Dixon
1895 – 1974
Birth Location: Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
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Edward Dixon
1897 – 1975
Birth Location: Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
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Sarah Willson's Ancestors

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Sarah Willson
1855 – 1914
Birth Place: Aurora, Erie, New York, USA
Parents
Ezra Willson
1819 – 1898
Independence, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
Anna (Ashton) Kester
1825 – 1898
Hamburg, Erie, New York, USA
Grandparents
Abner Willson
1785 – 1835
Hardwick, Warren, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth Lundy
1787 – 1838
Independence, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Lundy
1751 – 1806
Sarah Shotwell
1748 – 1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Shotwell
1726 – 1793
Amy Hallett
1727 – 1796

Sarah Willson's Descendants

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Sarah (Mercy) Willson (17 Mar 1855 – 18 Sep 1914) m. William (H) Dixon (17 Oct 1853 – 17 Sep 1918)
  1. 1. William (E) Dixon (15 Jun 1879 – Mar 1957) m. Mabel Johnston (1879 – 6 Dec 1956)
    1. 1. Gordon (Alfred) Dixon (23 Apr 1908 – 4 Nov 1993)
  2. 2. Ethel (M) Dixon (22 Sep 1889 – 3 Jul 1974) m. Edward (John) Crocker (6 Oct 1892 – Feb 1985)
    1. 1. Jessie (Claire) Crocker (17 Mar 1922 – 5 Mar 2000) m. Marvin (Howard) Holland (19 Nov 1921 – 7 Nov 1992)
      1. 1. Paul (Edward) Holland (15 May 1953 – 28 Sep 2001)
    2. 2. Robert (Richard) Crocker (27 Jun 1925 – 11 Dec 1994) m. Navada Phelps (8 Sep 1928 – 14 Mar 1993)
  3. 3. Grace (Emily) Dixon (6 Oct 1895 – Sep 1974) m. Alfred (Charles) Danat (5 Jun 1893 – Nov 1964)
    1. 1. Jane (Ethel) Danat (26 Feb 1921 – 6 Feb 2005) m. William (Elihu) Cummer (1 Aug 1918 – 15 Aug 1999)
    2. 2. Jeanne (Marie) Danat (5 Jun 1930 – 6 Feb 2005) m. Barney Lipthay (7 Jul 1919 – 24 Mar 1990)
  4. 4. Edward (Chester) Dixon (11 Dec 1897 – 4 May 1975) m. Hazel (J) Hempstock (16 Feb 1898 – 23 Sep 1983)
    1. 1. Edward (Alfred) Dixon (29 Jul 1922 – 18 Feb 1981)

Sarah Willson's Timeline

2 Records

1855
17 Mar 1855
Birth of Sarah Mercy Willson in Aurora, Erie, New York, USA
Aurora, Erie, New York, USA
1914
18 Sep 1914
Age 59
Death of Sarah Mercy Willson in Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1855
    Event Place: Aurora, Erie, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1914
    Event Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
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