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William Franklin 1797 – 1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Apr 1797

Birth Location: Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 1 Mar 1877

Death Location: Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Franklin

Mother: Lydia Tayer

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Harvey Franklin

William Franklin was born in 1797 in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, the child of John Franklin and Lydia Tayer. William Franklin had children including Harvey Llewelyn Franklin. William Franklin passed away in 1877 in Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • William Franklin was born in 1797 in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, the child of John Franklin and Lydia Tayer.
  • William Franklin had children including Harvey Llewelyn Franklin.
  • William Franklin passed away in 1877 in Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Franklin
1760 – 1827
Birth Location: Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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Lydia Tayer
1761 – 1837
Birth Location: Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Harvey Franklin
1842 – 1913
Birth Location: Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
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William Franklin's Ancestors

Self
William Franklin
1797 – 1877
Birth Place: Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Parents
John Franklin
1760 – 1827
Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Lydia Tayer
1761 – 1837
Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Grandparents
George (Franklin (Remington)) I
1723 – 1767
Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA
Mary Remington
1725 – 1794
Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
Benjamin Tayer
1733 – 1819
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Jane Battey
1735 – 1824
Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
Catherine Clemence
1693 – 1750
John Tayer
1680 – 1746
Joseph Battey
1713 – 1750
Phebe Remington
1720 – 1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Franklin's Descendants

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William Franklin (8 Apr 1797 – 1 Mar 1877)
  1. 1. Harvey (Llewelyn) Franklin (29 Jul 1842 – 21 Mar 1913)
    1. 1. William (H Franklin) (Francoeur) (1866 – 1932)
      1. 1. Bernadette (Julia Franklin) (Francoeur) (Sept 28 1897 – 1965)
        1. 1. Irene (Della) Prud'homme (22 Aug 1918 – 23 Apr 2002)

William Franklin's Timeline

2 Records

1797
8 Apr 1797
Birth of William Franklin in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
1877
1 Mar 1877
Age 80
Death of William Franklin in Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1797
    Event Place: Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1877
    Event Place: Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
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