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William Ashley 1748 – 1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1748

Birth Location: London, England

Death Date: 24 Mar 1835

Death Location: Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Ashley

Mother: Mary Stephenson

Spouse(s): Margaret Buck

Children(s): Mary Ashley

In 1748, William Ashley entered the world in London, England, born to John Ashley and Mary Stephenson. William Ashley married Margaret Buck, and had children including Mary Ann Ashley. William Ashley passed away in 1835 in Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1748, William Ashley entered the world in London, England, born to John Ashley and Mary Stephenson.
  • William Ashley married Margaret Buck, and had children including Mary Ann Ashley.
  • William Ashley passed away in 1835 in Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Ashley's Ancestors

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William Ashley
1748 – 1835
Birth Place: London, England
Parents
John Ashley
1718 – 1763
Heath, Derbyshire, England
Mary Stephenson
1723 – 1763
Clowne, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ashley's Descendants

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William Ashley (11 Apr 1748 – 24 Mar 1835) m. Margaret Buck (1769 – 1840)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Ashley (19 Sept 1792 – 16 Aug 1855) m. James (A) Bennett (11 Apr 1787 – 1 Mar 1861)
    1. 1. James Bennett (Abt 1812 – 23 Apr 1884) m. Helen (Eleanor) MacDonald (abt 1831 – 9 Feb 1907)
      1. 1. Eleonor Bennett (abt 1831 – )
      2. 2. Theresa Bennet (abt 1848 – )
      3. 3. George Bennett (abt 1850 – )
      4. 4. Emma (Jane) Bennett (Nov 1851 – 20 Jun 1920) m. William (Henry) Warren (Aug 1843 – 6 Jul 1907)
        1. 1. Willie (W) Warren (Abt 1870 – )
        2. 2. Bertha (M) Warren (Abt 1871 – )
        3. 3. Ellen Warren (Abt 1873 – )
        4. 4. George (W) Warren (May 1874 – )
        5. 5. Doutney Warren (Abt 1877 – )
        6. 6. Lloyd (O) Warren (Jul 1879 – 17 Apr 1935) m. Catherine (Maude) Amo (16 Nov 1883 – 4 Apr 1960)
        7. 7. Edna (J) Warren (Jun 1882 – )
        8. 8. Neil Warren (Jul 1886 – )
      5. 5. James Bennet (abt 1852 – abt 1858)
      6. 6. Jice Bennett (abt 1852 – )
      7. 7. William Bennet (abt 1854 – )
      8. 8. Ellen Bennet (abt 1857 – )
      9. 9. James (G) Bennett (1859 – 1898) m. Josephine (Fanny) Bennett (24 Oct 1856 – 13 May 1936)
        1. 1. Jennie Crowley (1892 – 1979)
      10. 10. Mary Bennet (abt 1861 – )
      11. 11. Frank Bennett (Jul 1862 – )
      12. 12. Lucinda Bennet (abt 1864 – )
      13. 13. Robert Bennett (Abt 1866 – )
      14. 14. Fred Bennett (Abt 1869 – )
    2. 2. John (Emerson) Bennett (1827 – 23 December 1909) m. Jennet McLees (1856 – )

William Ashley's Timeline

3 Records

1748
11 Apr 1748
Birth of William Ashley in London, England
London, England
1748
8 May 1748
William Ashley was baptized in Saint Luke Old Street, Finsbury, London, England
Saint Luke Old Street, Finsbury, London, England
1835
24 Mar 1835
Age 87
Death of William Ashley in Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1748
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 May 1748
    Event Place: Saint Luke Old Street, Finsbury, London, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1835
    Event Place: Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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