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William Mears Dawes 1771–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 December 1771

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 21 September 1855

Death Location: Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA

Father: WILLIAM DAWES

Mother: MEHITABLE MAY

Spouse(s): ABIGAIL HOLDEN

Children(s): Henry Dawes

In 1771, William Mears Dawes entered the world in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA, born to William Dawes And Mehitable May. William Mears Dawes married Abigail Kendall Holden, and had children including Henry Dawes. William Mears Dawes passed away in 1855 in Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1771, William Mears Dawes entered the world in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA, born to William Dawes And Mehitable May.
  • William Mears Dawes married Abigail Kendall Holden, and had children including Henry Dawes.
  • William Mears Dawes passed away in 1855 in Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA.

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William Dawes's Ancestors

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William Dawes
1771–1855
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
WILLIAM DAWES
1745–1799
Boston, Suffolk, MA
MEHITABLE MAY
1751–1793
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Samuel May
1723–1794
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
EBENEZER MAY
1692–1752
ABIGAIL GORE
1693–1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dawes's Descendants

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William (Mears) Dawes (26 December 1771–21 September 1855) m. ABIGAIL (KENDALL) HOLDEN (1 Mar 1780–9 September 1856)
  1. 1. Henry Dawes 1804–1867 m. SARAH CUTLER 1809–1896
    1. 1. BRIG (GEN RUFUS R) DAWES 1838–1899 m. MARY (BEMAN) GATES 1842–1921
      1. 1. Charles (Gates) Dawes 1865–1951

William Dawes's Timeline

2 Records

1771
26 December 1771
Birth of William Mears Dawes in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
1855
21 September 1855
Age 84
Death of William Mears Dawes in Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA
Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 December 1771
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 September 1855
    Event Place: Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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