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Wesley Kent 1840–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1840

Birth Location: New York, United States

Death Date: 12 May 1864

Death Location: Richmond Petersburg Pike, Virginia, United States

Father: Silas Kent

Mother: Naomi Lewis

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Wesley Kent was born in 1840 in New York, United States, the child of Silas Kent And Naomi Marien Lewis. In 1850, Wesley Kent resided in Ellenburg, Clinton, New York. In 1860, Wesley Kent resided in Ellenburgh, Clinton, New York, United States. Wesley Kent passed away in 1864 in Richmond Petersburg Pike, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Wesley Kent was born in 1840 in New York, United States, the child of Silas Kent And Naomi Marien Lewis.
  • In 1850, Wesley Kent resided in Ellenburg, Clinton, New York.
  • In 1860, Wesley Kent resided in Ellenburgh, Clinton, New York, United States.
  • Wesley Kent passed away in 1864 in Richmond Petersburg Pike, Virginia, United States.

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Wesley Kent's Ancestors

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Wesley Kent
1840–1864
Birth Place: New York, United States
Parents
Silas Kent
1807–1895
New York, United States
Naomi (Marien) Lewis
1807–1901
New York, United States
Grandparents
John Kent
1776–1823
Morris Morris, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth Beach
1775–1857
New Jersey, United States
Eli (James) Lewis
1785–1874
Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Hopeful Finch
1786–1877
Southampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Sr.
1754–1839
Mindwell Moor
1761–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Finch
1724–1780
Sarah Ballou
1725–1789
Joel Moore
1744–1822
Martha Spring
1747–1838

Wesley Kent's Timeline

4 Records

1840
1840
Birth of Wesley Kent in New York, United States
New York, United States
1850
1850
Age 10
Wesley Kent resided here in Ellenburg, Clinton, New York
Ellenburg, Clinton, New York
1860
1860
Age 20
Wesley Kent resided here in Ellenburgh, Clinton, New York, United States
Ellenburgh, Clinton, New York, United States
1864
12 May 1864
Age 24
Death of Wesley Kent in Richmond Petersburg Pike, Virginia, United States
Richmond Petersburg Pike, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: New York, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
    [2] New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the CIVIL War, Ca, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; Town Clerks´ Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865; Collection Number: (N-Ar)13774; Box Number: 12; Roll Number: 8
    [3] New York, CIVIL War Muster Roll Abstracts, New York State Archives, Cultural Education Center, Albany, New York; New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900; Archive Collection #: 13775-83; Box #: 493; Roll #: 148-149
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Ellenburgh, Clinton, New York; Roll: M653_735; Page: 508; Image: 509; Family History Library Film: 803735
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Ellenburg, Clinton, New York; Roll: M432_489; Page: 185A; Image: 411

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Ellenburg, Clinton, New York
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Ellenburg, Clinton, New York; Roll: M432_489; Page: 185A; Image: 411

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Ellenburgh, Clinton, New York, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Ellenburgh, Clinton, New York; Roll: M653_735; Page: 508; Image: 509; Family History Library Film: 803735

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ellenburg, New York, United States
    Record Source: New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the CIVIL War, Ca, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; Town Clerks´ Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865; Collection Number: (N-Ar)13774; Box Number: 12; Roll Number: 8

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1864
    Event Place: Richmond Petersburg Pike, Virginia, United States

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