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William Boyce Day 1799 – 1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 March 1799

Birth Location: Harford County, Maryland, United States of America

Death Date: 15 February 1871

Death Location: York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: John (4th)

Mother: Sarah Fisher

Spouse(s): Margaret Tate

Children(s): Mary Day

The story of William Boyce Day began in 1799 in Harford County, Maryland, United States of America. William Boyce Day married Margaret Tate, and had children including Mary Rebecca Day. William Boyce Day passed away in 1871 in York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Boyce Day began in 1799 in Harford County, Maryland, United States of America.
  • William Boyce Day married Margaret Tate, and had children including Mary Rebecca Day.
  • William Boyce Day passed away in 1871 in York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John (4th)
1754 – 1842
Birth Location: Saint Paul Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
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Sarah Fisher
1768 – 1841
Birth Location: Harford County, Maryland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Tate
1802 – 1860
Birth Location: Prospect, near Whiteford, Harford, MD
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Children(s)

Mary Day
1844 – 1908
Birth Location: Harford County, Maryland
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William Day's Ancestors

Self
William Day
1799 – 1871
Birth Place: Harford County, Maryland, United States of America
Parents
John C Day (4th)
1754 – 1842
Saint Paul Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Sarah (Ann) Fisher
1768 – 1841
Harford County, Maryland
Grandparents
John Day
1738 – 1814
East Nottingham, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah McCaskey
1751 – 1822
York County, Pennsylvania
James (G.) Fisher
1735 – 1825
Saint James Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Mary ((Yoder)) Fisher
1741 – 1783
Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Day
1707 – 1760
Lydia Ross
1708 – 1799
Alexander McCaskey
1740 – 1798
Hannah Mifflin
1751 – 1796
William II
1711 – 1779
Sarah Deale
1715 – 1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Day's Descendants

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William (Boyce) Day (18 March 1799 – 15 February 1871) m. Margaret Tate (10 Mar 1802 – 18 Nov 1860)
  1. 1. Mary (Rebecca) Day (12 Nov 1844 – 04 Nov 1908) m. John (Bicknell) Findley (28 February 1842 – 15 March 1913)
    1. 1. Harry (Day) Findley (17 Jul 1874 – 4 Dec 1932) m. Pearl (Howard) McFadden (21 October 1879 – 28 February 1926)
      1. 1. Clara (Hazen Lowe) Findley (25 June 1912 – 26 May 1988) m. James (Slade) Morris (7 July 1908 – 7 July 1970)
        1. 1. Margaret (Findley) Morris (21 Sep 1936 – 26 July 2016) m. George (John) Stapleton (14 December 1932 – 08 November 2011)
        2. 2. James (Lowe) Morris (22 Mar 1939 – 12 December 2022) m. Judith (K) Krouse (abt 1944 – )
        3. 3. John (Marvin) Morris (6 September 1940 – 21 June 2001)

William Day's Timeline

2 Records

1799
18 March 1799
Birth of William Boyce Day in Harford County, Maryland, United States of America
Harford County, Maryland, United States of America
1871
15 February 1871
Age 72
Death of William Boyce Day in York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 March 1799
    Event Place: Harford County, Maryland, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 February 1871
    Event Place: York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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