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William Ensign 1748–1833 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jan 1748

Birth Location: West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: Feb 1833

Death Location: 4 MI S of Rt 84 E side Rt 166 Madison, Ohio, USA

Father: Jacob Ensign

Mother: Sarah Graves

Spouse(s): Mary Wadhams

Children(s): Caleb Ensign

William Ensign was born in 1748 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the child of Jacob Ensign And Sarah Graves. William Ensign married Mary Wadhams, and had children including Caleb Wadhams Ensign. William Ensign passed away in 1833 in 4 MI S of Rt 84 E side Rt 166 Madison, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • William Ensign was born in 1748 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the child of Jacob Ensign And Sarah Graves.
  • William Ensign married Mary Wadhams, and had children including Caleb Wadhams Ensign.
  • William Ensign passed away in 1833 in 4 MI S of Rt 84 E side Rt 166 Madison, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Ensign
1723–1813
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
JE
Sarah Graves
1726–1788
Birth Location: Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
SG

Spouses(s)

Mary Wadhams
1758–1830
Birth Location: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
MW

Children(s)

Caleb Ensign
1790–1880
Birth Location: Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
CE

William Ensign's Ancestors

Self
William Ensign
1748–1833
Birth Place: West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Jacob Ensign
1723–1813
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Graves
1726–1788
Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Ensign
1694–1776
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Dickenson
1698–1758
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ensign's Descendants

1.
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William Ensign (20 Jan 1748–Feb 1833) m. Mary Wadhams (27 Aug 1758–30 Aug 1830)
  1. 1. Caleb (Wadhams) Ensign 1790–1880 m. Orpah Deming 1795–1855
    1. 1. Henry (Clay) Ensign 1829–1876 m. Maria (E) Hawkins 1835–1913
      1. 1. Phebe (Sophia) Ensign 1864–1945 m. Milton (Chace) Armstrong 1861–1907
        1. 1. Henry (E) Armstrong 1891–1973 m. Gardie (Mable) Canutson 1894–1927 m. Frances (A.) Armstrong 1906–1996
        2. 2. Alice (Marie) Armstrong 1895–1959
        3. 3. Lura (Ella) Armstrong 1896–
        4. 4. Bertha (Louise) Armstrong 1905–1965

William Ensign's Timeline

2 Records

1748
20 Jan 1748
Birth of William Ensign in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1833
Feb 1833
Age 85
Death of William Ensign in Madison, Lake, Ohio, United States
Madison, Lake, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1748
    Event Place: West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1833
    Event Place: Madison, Lake, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: 4 MI S of Rt 84 E side Rt 166 Madison, Ohio, USA
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