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William Dillon 1715 – 1762 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1715

Birth Location: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 10 Nov 1762

Death Location: Frederick, Virginia, USA

Father: Luke Dillon

Mother: Susanna Garrett

Spouse(s): Mary Reece

Children(s): Charity Dillon

The story of William Dillon began in 1715 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA. William Dillon married Mary Reece, and had children including Charity Dillon. William Dillon passed away in 1762 in Frederick, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Dillon began in 1715 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • William Dillon married Mary Reece, and had children including Charity Dillon.
  • William Dillon passed away in 1762 in Frederick, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Luke Dillon
1687 – 1717
Birth Location: Armagh County, Northern Ireland
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Susanna Garrett
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary Reece
1720 – 1781
Birth Location: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Children(s)

Charity Dillon
1743 – 1827
Birth Location: Hopewell, Frederick, Virginia, USA
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William Dillon's Ancestors

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William Dillon
1715 – 1762
Birth Place: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Luke Gerald Dillon
1687 – 1717
Armagh County, Northern Ireland
Susanna Garrett
Grandparents
James (Joseph Dillon of) Rath
1650 – 1690
Rath, Cork, Ireland
ELIZABETH (WENTWORTH OF RATHMORE) (DILLON
1652 – 1704
Rathmore, Meath, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dillon's Descendants

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William Dillon (Feb 1715 – 10 Nov 1762) m. Mary Reece (1720 – 28 July 1781)
  1. 1. Charity Dillon (14 Oct 1743 – 21 Sep 1827) m. William Rees (4 Dec 1736 – 6 Sep 1822)
    1. 1. John (Adam) Reece (4 Mar 1783 – 6 Mar 1861) m. mary (Graves) ottinger (7 February 1788 – 31 January 1885)
      1. 1. John (M.) Reeves (Abt. 1807 – Abt. 1860) m. Artimesa (or Alitha) Broyles (1815 – 1925)
        1. 1. James (Franklin) Reaves (5 March 1841 – 13 Feb 1925) m. Elizabeth (Caroline Abshire Hellums) Reeves (3 Sep 1844 – 11 Apr 1928)

William Dillon's Timeline

5 Records

1715
Feb 1715
Birth of William Dillon in County Kerry, Ireland
County Kerry, Ireland
1715
Feb 1715
Birth of William Dillon in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
1742
1742
Age 27
William Dillon was married in Hopewell MM, Frederick, Virginia, USA
Hopewell MM, Frederick, Virginia, USA
1762
10 Nov 1762
Age 47
Death of William Dillon in Frederick, Virginia, United States
Frederick, Virginia, United States
1762
10 Nov 1762
Age 47
Death of William Dillon in Frederick, Virginia, USA
Frederick, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1715
    Event Place: County Kerry, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 10028.011; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 25
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23986.001; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 2
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M840755

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1715
    Event Place: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Hopewell MM, Frederick, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1760; Page Number: 218

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1762
    Event Place: Frederick, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1762
    Event Place: Frederick, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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