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Theodore Dwight Woolsey 1801–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Oct 1801

Birth Location: New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1 July 1889

Death Location: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: William Woolsey

Mother: Elizabeth Dwight

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Salisbury, Sarah Pritchard

Children(s): Theodore Woolsey, Helen Woolsey, Agnes Woolsey, Catherine Woolsey, Laura Woolsey, Elizabeth Woolsey, Edward Woolsey, William Woolsey, Mary Woolsey, George Woolsey, Edith Woolsey, John Woolsey, Martha Woolsey

In 1801, Theodore Dwight Woolsey entered the world in New Haven, Connecticut, USA, born to William Walton Woolsey And Elizabeth Dwight. In 1850, Theodore Dwight Woolsey resided in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. In 1860, Theodore Dwight Woolsey resided in New Haven Ward 6, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Theodore Dwight Woolsey married Elizabeth Martha Salisbury, Sarah Sears Pritchard, and had children including Agnes Woolsey, Catherine Woolsey, Edith Woolsey, Edward Salisbury Woolsey, Elizabeth Woolsey, George Woolsey, Helen Woolsey, John Muirson Woolsey, Laura Woolsey, Martha Woolsey, Mary Pritchard Woolsey, Theodore Salisbury Woolsey, William Walton Woolsey. Theodore Dwight Woolsey passed away in 1889 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1801, Theodore Dwight Woolsey entered the world in New Haven, Connecticut, USA, born to William Walton Woolsey And Elizabeth Dwight.
  • In 1850, Theodore Dwight Woolsey resided in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
  • In 1860, Theodore Dwight Woolsey resided in New Haven Ward 6, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
  • Theodore Dwight Woolsey married Elizabeth Martha Salisbury, Sarah Sears Pritchard, and had children including Agnes Woolsey, Catherine Woolsey, Edith Woolsey, Edward Salisbury Woolsey, Elizabeth Woolsey, George Woolsey, Helen Woolsey, John Muirson Woolsey, Laura Woolsey, Martha Woolsey, Mary Pritchard Woolsey, Theodore Salisbury Woolsey, William Walton Woolsey.
  • Theodore Dwight Woolsey passed away in 1889 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Woolsey
1766–1839
Birth Location: Dosoris, Nassau, NY
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Elizabeth Dwight
1772–1813
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Salisbury
1812–1852
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Sarah Pritchard
1824–1900
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Theodore Woolsey
1852–1929
Birth Location: New Haven, Connecticut
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Helen Woolsey
1849–1870
Birth Location: Dosoris, Nassau, New York, United States of America
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Agnes Woolsey
1838–1915
Birth Location: Dosoris, Nassau, New York, United States of America
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Catherine Woolsey
1845–1854
Birth Location: Dosoris, Nassau, New York, United States of America
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Laura Woolsey
1842–1861
Birth Location: Dosoris, Nassau, New York, United States of America
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Elizabeth Woolsey
1835–1843
Birth Location: Dosoris, Nassau, New York, United States of America
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Edward Woolsey
1834–1843
Birth Location: Dosoris, Nassau, New York, United States of America
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William Woolsey
1840–1843
Birth Location: Dosoris, Nassau, New York, United States of America
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Mary Woolsey
1856–1931
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, CT
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George Woolsey
1861–1950
Birth Location: Connecticut
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Edith Woolsey
1864–1960
Birth Location: Connecticut
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John Woolsey
1858–1861
Birth Location: –
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Martha Woolsey
1847–1870
Birth Location: Dosoris, Nassau, NY
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Theodore Woolsey's Ancestors

Self
Theodore Woolsey
1801–1889
Birth Place: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Parents
William Walton Woolsey
1766–1839
Dosoris, Nassau, NY
Elizabeth Dwight
1772–1813
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Benjamin Woolsey
1717–1771
Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States of America
Ann Muirson
1736–1807
Setauket, Suffolk, New York, United States
Timothy Dwight
1726–1777
Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States
Mary Edwards
1734–1807
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Woolsey
1687–1756
Abigail Taylor
1695–1771
George Muirson
1708–1786
Anna Smith
1706–1755
Timothy Dwight
1694–1771
Experience King
1693–1763
Jonathan Edwards
1703–1758
Sarah Pierpont
1709–1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Woolsey
1652–1740
Hannah Zandt
1654–1729
John Taylor
1670–1694
Mary Whitehead
1677–1707
George Muirson
1679–1708
Gloriana Smith
1690–1710
Henry Smith
1678–
Anna Shepard
1685–1735
Nathaniel Dwight
1666–1711
Mehitable Partridge
1675–1756
John Jr
1657–1720
Mehitable Pomeroy
1666–1755
Rev Edwards
1669–1758
Esther Stoddard
1672–1770
James Pierpont
1659–1714

Theodore Woolsey's Descendants

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Theodore (Dwight) Woolsey (31 Oct 1801–1 July 1889) m. Elizabeth (Martha) Salisbury (30 November, 1812–03 Nov 1852) m. Sarah (Sears) Pritchard (3 MAR 1824–1900)
  1. 1. Theodore (Salisbury) Woolsey 1852–1929 m. Annie (Gardiner) Salisbury 1847–1892
    1. 1. Heathcote (M) Woolsey 1884–1957 m. Dorothy (B) Woolsey 1885–1965
      1. 1. Theodore (Dwight) Woolsey 1913–1992 m. Adele Hargreaves 1910–2001
        1. 1. George (Muirson) Woolsey 1939–2024
      2. 2. Eliza (Woolsey) Walker 1911–1997 m. Thomas (D) Walker 1910–1996 m. Channing (Stevens) Smith 1906–1984
        1. 1. William (Bradford) Smith 1934–2022
        2. 2. Benjamin Smith 1945–2016
      3. 3. Helen Woolsey 1917– m. Wellington (Charles) Wales 1917–1966 m. John (Nelson) Steele 1918–1969
        1. 1. Heathcote (Woolsey (Pete)) Wales 1943–2017
        2. 2. Samuel (Gardner) Wales 1946–1966
    2. 2. Theodore (Salisbury) Woolsey 1879–1933 m. Ruby (Hilsman) Pickett 1884–1973
      1. 1. Elizabeth (D) Woolsey 1908–1997
      2. 2. Anne (Salisbury) Woolsey 1910–2005 m. Edward (Hooper) Lafarge 1901–1981
      3. 3. Edith Woolsey 1912–2005 m. Richard (Sherman) Nutt 1917–2006
      4. 4. Sara (Pickett) Woolsey 1913– m. Kenneth (J) MacLean 1908–
      5. 5. Patricia Woolsey 1917–2004 m. Lionel (Stewart) Jackson 1916–1999
  2. 2. Helen Woolsey 1849–1870
  3. 3. Agnes Woolsey 1838–1915 m. Edgar (L.) Hermance 1833–
    1. 1. Theodore (W.) Hermance 1872–
    2. 2. Laura (W.) Hermance 1874–
    3. 3. Edgar (L.) Hermance 1877–
  4. 4. Catherine Woolsey 1845–1854
  5. 5. Laura Woolsey 1842–1861
  6. 6. Elizabeth Woolsey 1835–1843
  7. 7. Edward (Salisbury) Woolsey 1834–1843
  8. 8. William (Walton) Woolsey 1840–1843
  9. 9. Mary (Pritchard) Woolsey 1856–1931 m. Alfred (Terry) Bacon 1852–1901
    1. 1. Agnes (Woolsey) Bacon 1896–1980
    2. 2. Alfred (Howe Terry) Bacon 1893–1990
    3. 3. Roger (Terry) Bacon 1888–1976
  10. 10. George Woolsey 1861–1950 m. Jean (Paul) Ellinwood 1863–1961
    1. 1. George (Pierpont) Woolsey 1887–1902
    2. 2. Marjorie (Ellinwood) Woolsey 1894–1983 m. John (Casper) Kittel 1883–
      1. 1. Jonathon (G) Kittle 1926–
    3. 3. Laura (Hurd) Woolsey 1904–1964
  11. 11. Edith Woolsey 1864–1960
  12. 12. John (Muirson) Woolsey 1858–1861
  13. 13. Martha Woolsey 1847–1870

Theodore Woolsey's Timeline

8 Records

1801
31 Oct 1801
Birth of Theodore Dwight Woolsey in New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1850
1850
Age 49
Theodore Dwight Woolsey resided here in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1860
1860
Age 59
Theodore Dwight Woolsey resided here in New Haven Ward 6, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven Ward 6, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1870
1870
Age 69
Theodore Dwight Woolsey resided here in New Haven Ward 6, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven Ward 6, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1880
1880
Age 79
Theodore Dwight Woolsey resided here in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1881
1881
Age 80
Theodore Dwight Woolsey resided here in Connecticut
Connecticut
1889
1 July 1889
Age 88
Death of Theodore Dwight Woolsey in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
1889
1889
Age 88
Theodore Dwight Woolsey - Probate in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1801
    Event Place: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 5073996
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: 105; Page: 314C; Enumeration District: 072
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: New Haven Ward 6, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: M593_110; Page: 554A; Family History Library Film: 545609
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: New Haven Ward 6, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: M653_87; Page: 869; Family History Library Film: 803087
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: M432_47; Page: 273A; Image: 344
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. VI
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Boston Globe; Publication Date: 2 Jul 1889; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA; ,0.28058723,0.62360257,0.43061635&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: M432_47; Page: 273A; Image: 344

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: New Haven Ward 6, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: New Haven Ward 6, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: M653_87; Page: 869; Family History Library Film: 803087

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: New Haven Ward 6, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: New Haven Ward 6, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: M593_110; Page: 554A; Family History Library Film: 545609

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: 105; Page: 314C; Enumeration District: 072

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S., School Catalogs

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1889
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Boston Globe - 2 Jul 1889 - Page 4, Pres. TD Woolsey obit, Boston Globe 2 Jul 1889 2 Jul 1889

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Haven, Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S., School Catalogs

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 July 1889
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., African American Newspapers, 1829-1947
    [2] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [4] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 5073996
    [5] New York, Death Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1890 (Barber Collection)
    [6] Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Boston Globe; Publication Date: 2 Jul 1889; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA; ,0.28058723,0.62360257,0.43061635&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1889
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
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