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William Bennett Dillon 1873–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 January 1873

Birth Location: Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 11 May 1959

Death Location: Elder Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Patrick Dillon

Mother: Caroline Dillon

Spouse(s): Rosalia Dillon

Children(s): Adrian Dillon, Mary Dillon, Patrick Dillon, Lucinda Bell, Aline Sullivan, Margaret Dillon, Edgar Dillon, Bernadine Dillon, Russel Dillon

William Bennett Dillon was born in 1873 in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Patrick Edward Dillon And Caroline Susan Dillon. In 1880, William Bennett Dillon resided in Elder, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA. William Bennett Dillon married Rosalia Elizabeth Link Dillon, and had children including Adrian Dillon, Aline Mary Sullivan, Bernadine S Dillon, Edgar William Dillon, Lucinda Theresa Bell, Margaret M Dillon, Mary Grace Dillon, Patrick G Dillon, Russel Bernard Dillon. William Bennett Dillon passed away in 1959 in Elder Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Bennett Dillon was born in 1873 in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Patrick Edward Dillon And Caroline Susan Dillon.
  • In 1880, William Bennett Dillon resided in Elder, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • William Bennett Dillon married Rosalia Elizabeth Link Dillon, and had children including Adrian Dillon, Aline Mary Sullivan, Bernadine S Dillon, Edgar William Dillon, Lucinda Theresa Bell, Margaret M Dillon, Mary Grace Dillon, Patrick G Dillon, Russel Bernard Dillon.
  • William Bennett Dillon passed away in 1959 in Elder Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Dillon's Ancestors

Self
William Dillon
1873–1959
Birth Place: Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Patrick Edward Dillon
1847–1912
Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Caroline (Susan) Dillon
1851–1915
Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Samuel (Delon) ,Dillon
1802–1863
Susannah Noel
1805–1882
Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Charles ,Dillon
1770–1822
Margaret Dillon
1771–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John ,Dillon
1737–

William Dillon's Descendants

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William (Bennett) Dillon (23 January 1873–11 May 1959) m. Rosalia (Elizabeth Link) Dillon (10 March 1876–28 March 1950)
  1. 1. Adrian Dillon 1913–1975
  2. 2. Mary (Grace) Dillon 1921–1922
  3. 3. Patrick (G.) Dillon 1899–1900
  4. 4. Lucinda (Theresa) Bell 1916–1992
  5. 5. Aline (Mary) Sullivan 1901–1968 m. William (P.) Sullivan 1899–1964
    1. 1. Joanne (F) Begenyi 1934–2022
    2. 2. Nancy (Rose) Fisanich 1931–2015
  6. 6. Margaret (M) Dillon 1904–
  7. 7. Edgar (William) Dillon 1908–1991 m. Anne (R.) Dillon 1910–1968
  8. 8. Bernadine (S) Dillon 1905–1992
  9. 9. Russel (Bernard) Dillon 1910–1996 m. Florence (Elizabeth) Dillon 1914–2005

William Dillon's Timeline

3 Records

1873
23 January 1873
Birth of William Bennett Dillon in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 7
William Bennett Dillon resided here in Elder, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Elder, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
1959
11 May 1959
Age 86
Death of William Bennett Dillon in Hastings, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Hastings, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 January 1873
    Event Place: Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Elder, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1111; Page: 434a; Enumeration District: 205
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Elder, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Elder, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1111; Page: 434a; Enumeration District: 205

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1959
    Event Place: Hastings, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elder Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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